calciferous

American  

[kal-sif-er-uhs] / kælˈsɪf ər əs /

adjective

1. forming salts of calcium, especially calcium carbonate.

2. containing calcium carbonate.

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calciferous British  

/ kælˈsɪfərəs /

adjective

1. forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate

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Etymology

Origin of calciferous

First recorded in 1790–1800; calci- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Well-made bone broth tends to be milky instead of pale, thick instead of limpid, and slightly touched with the sharp, calciferous reek of the abattoir.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2017

Worms therefore would be liable to become charged with this earth, unless there were some special means for its excretion; and the calciferous glands are well adapted for this purpose.

From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles

The large quantity of carbonate of lime secreted by the calciferous glands apparently serves to neutralise the acids thus generated; for the digestive fluid of worms will not act unless it be alkaline.

From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles

It was thus evident that the concretions are formed from the lime contained within the free calciferous cells.

From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles

Besides the free calciferous cells in which no nucleus was visible, other and rather larger free cells were seen on three occasions; and these contained a distinct nucleus and nucleolus.

From The formation of vegetable mould through the action of worms, with observations on their habits by Darwin, Charles