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/kal sif"euhr euhs/, adj.1. forming salts of calcium, esp. calcium carbonate.2. containing calcium carbonate.[1790-1800; CALCI- + -FEROUS]
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Calciferous epoch — Calciferous Cal*cif er*ous, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime + ferous.] Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime. [1913 Webster] {Calciferous epoch} (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower Silurian system, immediately succeeding… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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calciferous — adjective Date: 1799 producing or containing calcium carbonate … New Collegiate Dictionary
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calciferous — 1. Containing lime. 2. Producing any of the salts of calcium. SYN: calcophorous. * * * cal·cif·er·ous kal sif (ə )rəs adj producing or containing calcium carbonate … Medical dictionary
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