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calcic

[ kal-sik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or containing lime or calcium.


calcic

/ 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of calcic1

First recorded in 1870–75; calc- + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calcic1

C19: from Latin calx lime
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Example Sentences

The liquid which is condensed in the flask must be rectified from calcic chloride.

The lime must be pure, and is made by heating a carbonate which has been precipitated from calcic nitrate.

To this distillate again a similar process may be used, substituting dry potassic carbonate for the calcic chloride.

Methyl cyanide is a liquid obtained by distillation of a mixture of calcic methyl sulphate and potassic cyanide.

The pigment known as “Cologne yellow” consists of 25 parts of lead chromate, 15 of lead sulphate, and 60 of calcic sulphate.

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