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calcigerous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪdʒəɹəs

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adj

Meaning 1

Containing lime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1839, R. Harlan, letter to the editor, J. V. C. Smith (editor), The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 20, page 72, These calcigerous tubes do not run in a straight line, but their general tendency is a curvature upwards, and, in addition to which, each line or tube is distinctly waved in itself.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin calcis (“genitive singular of calx (chalk, limestone)”) + -gerous (“bearing”); compare calciferous.