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AlcarrazaAlcarraza Al`car*ra"za, n.; pl. Alcarrazas. [Sp., from Ar.
al-kurr[=a]z earthen vessel.]
A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by
evaporation from the exterior surface. AlcarrazasAlcarraza Al`car*ra"za, n.; pl. Alcarrazas. [Sp., from Ar.
al-kurr[=a]z earthen vessel.]
A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by
evaporation from the exterior surface. Argillo-calcareous
Argillo-calcareous Ar*gil`lo-cal*ca"re*ous, a.
Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.
Bicalcarate
Bicalcarate Bi*cal"ca*rate, a. [Pref. bi- + calcarate.]
Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.
CalcarCalcar Cal"car, n. [L. calcaria lime kiln, fr. calx, calcis,
lime. See Calx.] (Glass manuf.)
A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the
calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into
frit. --Ure. CalcarCalcar Cal"car, n.; L. pl. Calcaria. [L., a spur, as worn on
the heel, also the spur of a cock, fr. calx, calcis, the
heel.]
1. (Bot.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or
corolla.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A slender bony process from the ankle joint of
bats, which helps to support the posterior part of the
web, in flight.
3. (Anat.)
(a) A spur, or spurlike prominence.
(b) A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle
of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or
ergot. calcar 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of lophobranch fishes of several
species in which the head and neck have some resemblance
to those of a horse; -- called also sea horse.
Note: They swim slowly, in an erect position, and often cling
to seaweeds by means of the incurved prehensile tail.
The male has a ventral pouch, in which it carries the
eggs till hatched.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white
matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger
is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The
smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and
calcar. Calcarate
Calcarate Cal"ca*rate, Calcarated Cal"ca*ra`ted, a. [LL.
calcaratus, fr. L. calcar. See 2d Calcar.]
1. (Bot.) Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and
larkspur; spurred. --Gray.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Armed with a spur.
Calcarated
Calcarate Cal"ca*rate, Calcarated Cal"ca*ra`ted, a. [LL.
calcaratus, fr. L. calcar. See 2d Calcar.]
1. (Bot.) Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and
larkspur; spurred. --Gray.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Armed with a spur.
Calcareo-argillaceous
Calcareo-argillaceous Cal*ca"re*o-ar`gil*la"ceous, a.
consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous
earths.
Calcareo-bituminous
Calcareo-bituminous Cal*ca"re*o-bi*tu"mi*nous, a.
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen. --Lyell.
Calcareo-siliceous
Calcareo-siliceous Cal*ca"re*o-si*li"ceous, a.
Consisting of, or containing calcareous and siliceous earths.
CalcareousCalcareous Cal*ca"re*ous, a. [L. calcarius pertaining to lime.
See Calx.]
Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate;
consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate
of lime.
Calcareous spar. See as Calcite. Calcareous sinterSinter Sin"ter, n. [G. Cf. Cinder.] (Min.)
Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when
hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals.
Calcareous sinter, a loose banded variety of calcite formed
by deposition from lime-bearing waters; calcareous tufa;
travertine.
Ceraunian sinter, fulgurite.
Siliceous sinter, a light cellular or fibrous opal;
especially, geyserite (see Geyserite). It has often a
pearly luster, and is then called pearl sinter. Calcareous sparCalcareous Cal*ca"re*ous, a. [L. calcarius pertaining to lime.
See Calx.]
Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate;
consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate
of lime.
Calcareous spar. See as Calcite. calcareous sparCalcite Cal"cite (k[a^]l"s[imac]t), n. [L. calx, calcis,
lime.] (Min.)
Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral
in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from
aragonite. It includes common limestone, chalk, and marble.
Called also calc-spar and calcareous spar.
Note: Argentine is a pearly lamellar variety; aphrite is
foliated or chalklike; dogtooth spar, a form in acute
rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals; calc-sinter and
calc-tufa are lose or porous varieties formed in
caverns or wet grounds from calcareous deposits; agaric
mineral is a soft, white friable variety of similar
origin; stalaclite and stalagmite are varieties formed
from the drillings in caverns. Iceland spar is a
transparent variety, exhibiting the strong double
refraction of the species, and hence is called doubly
refracting spar. calcareous tufaTufa Tu"fa, [It. fufo soft, sandy stone, L. tofus, tophus. Cf.
Tofus, Toph, and Tophin.] (Min.)
(a) A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water,
usually calcareous; -- called also calcareous tufa.
(b) A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of
consolidated cinders, or scoria. Calcareousness
Calcareousness Cal*ca"re*ous*ness, n.
Quality of being calcareous.
CalcariaCalcar Cal"car, n.; L. pl. Calcaria. [L., a spur, as worn on
the heel, also the spur of a cock, fr. calx, calcis, the
heel.]
1. (Bot.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or
corolla.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A slender bony process from the ankle joint of
bats, which helps to support the posterior part of the
web, in flight.
3. (Anat.)
(a) A spur, or spurlike prominence.
(b) A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle
of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or
ergot. Calcariferous
Calcariferous Cal`ca*rif"er*ous, a. [L. calcarius of lime +
ferous.]
Lime-yielding; calciferous
Calcarine
Calcarine Cal"ca*rine, a. (Anat.)
Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar of the brain.
Corneocalcareous
Corneocalcareous Cor"ne*o*cal*ca"re*ous
(k?rn?-?-k?l-k?"r?-?s), a.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous
materials, as some shells and corals.
2. Horny on one side and calcareous on the other.
hepar sulphuris calcareumHepar He"par, n. [L. hepar, hepatis, the liver, Gr. ?.]
1. (Old Chem.) Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown
color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing
sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium),
and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called
also hepar sulphuris.
2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also
hepar sulphuris calcareum (?).
Hepar antimonii(Old Chem.), a substance, of a liver-brown
color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with
alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of
the alkalies; -- called also liver of antimony. L calcariferLates La"tes, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates
Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer)
is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are
valued as food fishes. Lates calcariferCockup Cock"up, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India (Lates
calcarifer); -- also called begti. Micaceo-calcareous
Micaceo-calcareous Mi*ca`ce*o-cal*ca"re*ous, a. (Geol.)
Partaking of the nature of, or consisting of, mica and lime;
-- applied to a mica schist containing carbonate of lime.
Semicalcareous
Semicalcareous Sem`i*cal*ca"re*ous, a.
Half or partially calcareous; as, a semicalcareous plant.
Silicicalcareous
Silicicalcareous Si*lic`i*cal*ca"re*ous, a.
Consisting of silica and calcareous matter.
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