calcic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of calcic
Example Sentences
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Forms occur, however, in which these outer calcic deposits are almost entirely wanting; the peridium becomes transparent, the capillitium visible from without.
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)
Precipitates from ferric sulphate, unlike calcic compounds, do not subsequently enter into putrefaction.
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
Certain citrates have a retarding influence upon calcic sulphates.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various
Like Lepidoderma tigrinum, but has different calcic crystals.
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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