calc-spar

calc-spar
/kalk"spahr'/, n.
calcite.
Also, calcspar.
[1815-25; < Sw kalkspat calc-spar; t > r by assoc. with SPAR3; see CALC-]

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  • Calc-spar — n. [G. kalk (L. calx) lime E. spar.] Same as {Calcite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • calc-spar — /kalk spahr /, n. calcite. Also, calcspar. [1815 25; Sw kalkspat calc spar; t > r by assoc. with SPAR3; see CALC ] …   Useful english dictionary

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  • calc — calc·spar; …   English syllables

  • spar — calc·spar; feld·spar; fel·spar; fluor·spar; re·spar; spar·a·ble; spar·a·gus; spar; spar·er; spar·ga·ni·a·ce·ae; spar·ga·ni·a·sis; spar·ga·nid; spar·ga·ni·um; spar·ga·no·sis; spar·ga·num; spar·hawk; spar·i·dae; spar·ing·ly; spar·ing·ness;… …   English syllables

  • spar — (sp[aum]r), n. [AS. sp[ae]r in sp[ae]rst[=a]n chalkstone; akin to MHG. spar, G. sparkalk plaster.] (Min.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blue spar — spar spar (sp[aum]r), n. [AS. sp[ae]r in sp[ae]rst[=a]n chalkstone; akin to MHG. spar, G. sparkalk plaster.] (Min.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cube spar — spar spar (sp[aum]r), n. [AS. sp[ae]r in sp[ae]rst[=a]n chalkstone; akin to MHG. spar, G. sparkalk plaster.] (Min.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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