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calcic

American  
[kal-sik] / ˈkæl sɪk /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or containing lime or calcium.


calcic British  
/ ˈkælsɪk /

adjective

  1. of, containing, or concerned with lime or calcium

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of calcic

First recorded in 1870–75; calc- + -ic

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Recent observations relating to the action of soda upon calcic sulphates, calcic glucates, etc., are most important.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

Cal′cify, to make calcic: to turn into bony tissue.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Precipitates from ferric sulphate, unlike calcic compounds, do not subsequently enter into putrefaction.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

Certain citrates have a retarding influence upon calcic sulphates.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

Capillitium irregularly reticulate throughout; calcic nodes various Physarum 2.

From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)

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