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calcific

[ kal-sif-ik ]

adjective

, Zoology, Anatomy.
  1. making or converting into salt of lime or chalk.


calcific

/ kælˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

  1. forming or causing to form lime or chalk
“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 calcific1

First recorded in 1860–65; calci- + -fic

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