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Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English oxycalcium From oxy- + calcium.
