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/kal sif"ik/, adj. Zool., Anat.making or converting into salt of lime or chalk.[1860-65; CALCI- + -FIC]
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calcific — adjective Etymology: calcify Date: 1861 involving or caused by calcification < calcific lesions > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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calcific — adj. [L. calx, lime; facere, to make] Producing lime salts … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
calcific — adjective a) Of or pertaining to calcification b) Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles … Wiktionary
