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CalciferousCalciferous Cal*cif"er*ous, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +
-ferous.]
Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of
lime.
Calciferous epoch (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower
Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian
period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of
calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the
beds. See the Diagram under Geology. Calciferous epochCalciferous Cal*cif"er*ous, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +
-ferous.]
Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of
lime.
Calciferous epoch (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower
Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian
period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of
calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the
beds. See the Diagram under Geology. Calcific
Calcific Cal*cif"ic, a.
Calciferous. Specifically: (Zo["o]l.) of or pertaining to the
portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and
reptiles. --Huxley.
Calcification
Calcification Cal`ci*fi*ca"tion
(k[a^]l`s[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Physiol.)
The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by
the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation
of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous
degeneration of tissue.
Calcified
Calcified Cal"ci*fied (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]d), a.
Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime
salts; calcareous.
CalcifiedCalcify Cal"ci*fy (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Calcified (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Calcifying.] [L.
calx, calcis, lime + -fy.]
To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of
salts of lime. Calciform
Calciform Cal"ci*form (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. calx,
calcis, lime + -form.]
In the form of chalk or lime.
CalcifyCalcify Cal"ci*fy (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Calcified (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Calcifying.] [L.
calx, calcis, lime + -fy.]
To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of
salts of lime. Calcify
Calcify Cal"ci*fy, v. i.
To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in
which lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of
teeth.
CalcifyingCalcify Cal"ci*fy (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Calcified (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Calcifying.] [L.
calx, calcis, lime + -fy.]
To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of
salts of lime. Decalcification
Decalcification De*cal`ci*fi*ca"tion, n.
The removal of calcareous matter.
DecalcifiedDecalcify De*cal"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decalcified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Decalcifying.]
To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is
to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin. DecalcifyDecalcify De*cal"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decalcified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Decalcifying.]
To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is
to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin. DecalcifyingDecalcify De*cal"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decalcified; p.
pr. & vb. n. Decalcifying.]
To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is
to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.
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