calcic

[ kal-sik ]

/ ˈkæl sɪk /

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adjective

pertaining to or containing lime or calcium.

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Origin of calcic

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

Words nearby calcic

calceolaria, calceolate, calces, Calchas, calci-, calcic, calcicole, calciferol, calciferous, calcific, calcification

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How to use calcic in a sentence

The liquid which is condensed in the flask must be rectified from calcic chloride.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The lime must be pure, and is made by heating a carbonate which has been precipitated from calcic nitrate.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
To this distillate again a similar process may be used, substituting dry potassic carbonate for the calcic chloride.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
Methyl cyanide is a liquid obtained by distillation of a mixture of calcic methyl sulphate and potassic cyanide.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

The pigment known as “Cologne yellow” consists of 25 parts of lead chromate, 15 of lead sulphate, and 60 of calcic sulphate.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for calcic

calcic

/ (ˈkælsɪk) /

adjective

of, containing, or concerned with lime or calcium

Word Origin for calcic

C19: from Latin calx lime

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