Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z calcareousness The quality of being calcareous. calcaric calcareous calcarifer Any moth of the genus Calcarifera calcariferous calciferous calcariform Having the shape of a spur calcarina The calcarine sulcus / calcarine fissure calcarine spurlike calcarinid Any foraminifera of the family Calcarinidae. calcarious having calcium carbonate; chalky calcarosol A calcareous type of aridisol or alfisol found in Australia. Calcasieu A river in Louisiana, United States. calcate Synonym of trample: to crush or stomp underfoot. Calcaterra A surname from Italian. calcation Synonym of trampling, the act of trampling someone or something, an instance of trampling. calcatory Synonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine. Calcavella A sweet wine from Portugal. calcaxonian Any coral of the suborder Calcaxonia calcdoku Synonym of KenKen calceamentum A red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. calceate Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders. calceated Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as distinguished from the barefoot mendicant orders. calced Synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear. calcedon Any common mineral, such as chalcedony or calcite, that is found as an intrusion or vein in another stone, especially in a precious stone. calceiform Shoe-shaped, shaped like a shoe. calcein A fluorescent dye, with chemical formula C₃₀H₂₆N₂O₁₃; related to fluorescein; used in some contexts as a calcium indicator calceloarioside Any of several phenylethanoids present in the phloem of some trees calcemia The presence of calcium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration). calcemic Of or pertaining to calcemia: (usually, especially) regarding trends of calcium (Ca) concentration over time. calceocrinid Any crinoid of the family †Calceocrinidae. calceolaria Any plant of the genus Calceolaria. calceolariaceous Of or relating to the Calceolariaceae. calceolarioside Any of a group of phenolic glycosides present in plants of the genus Fraxinus. calceolate Slipper-shaped, shaped like a slipper. calceolately In a calceolate manner. calceological Of or pertaining to calceology. calceology The study of footwear, especially historical footwear. calcergy dystrophic calcification following injection of certain heavy metal salts calceus A kind of low leather Roman boot or hightop shoe. Calchaquian Relating to the Calchaquí people. Calchary A surname. calcia Lime. calcian Containing calcium. calciborite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal white mineral containing boron, calcium, and oxygen. calcic Of, pertaining to, or derived from calcium or lime. calciclastic Being a clastic rock chiefly composed of calcic materials. calcicole Any plant that thrives in a soil rich in lime or chalk, but cannot tolerate acidic conditions. calcicolous That thrives in calcareous soil. calcicosis Pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of limestone dust. calcid An aridisol that has accumulated high levels of residual or dryfall calcium carbonate. calcide An anion derived from calcium Calcidian Of or relating to the ancient philosopher Calcidius. calcidiol calcifediol Calcidius A fourth-century philosopher. calcifediol A prehormone which is produced by hydroxylation of vitamin D₃ (cholecalciferol) in the liver. calciferol Vitamin D₃ (C₂₇H₄₄O) calciferous Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite. calcifiability The quality of being calcifiable. calcifiable Able to be calcified. calcific Of or pertaining to calcification calcificate To calcify. calcificated Calcified. calcification 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 the calcareous degeneration of tissue. calcificatious Relating to calcification calcified Hardened from the deposit of calcium salts. calcifier Something which calcifies; an agent of calcification. calciform Having the form of calx, chalk or lime. calcifugal Of or relating to a calcifuge. calcifuge Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk calcifugous Synonym of calcifugal. calcify To make or become hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts. calcigenous That forms a calx when oxidized. calcigerous Containing lime. calcilutite A form of limestone composed of detrital carbonate grains calcilutitic Relating to calcilutite. calcilytic Any antagonist of a calcium-sensing receptor; especially such a drug used for the treatment of osteoporosis calcimedin Any of a class of calcium-dependent proteins that bind phospholipids. calcimeter An apparatus that is used to estimate the amount of limestone (or similar calcium mineral) in a sample (often by measuring the carbonate content) calcimetry The measurement of limestone in a geological sample, by means of a calcimeter calcimicrobe A calcareous colonial microfossil from the Neoproterozoic and Cambrian period calcimicrobial Of or relating to calcimicrobes. calcimimetic Any drug that mimics the action of calcium on tissues. calcimine A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces. calciminer A person who calcimines. calcimycin A mobile ion-carrier that forms stable complexes with divalent cations and has antibiotic properties against gram-positive bacteria and fungi. calcin Any of a group of polypeptides that have an affinity for calcium calcinable That may be calcined. calcinate To calcine. calcination The process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition. calcinatory A vessel used in calcination. calcine To heat (a substance) to remove its impurities and refine it. calcined Converted by calcination. calcinemia The presence of calcium (ions) in the blood. calciner A person who calcines. calcineurin A protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells calcino Synonym of muscardine (“fungal disease of silkworms”). calcinogenic That leads to calcinosis calcinosis The abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the soft tissue of the body calcinotic Of or relating to calcinosis. calcinuria The presence of calcium salts in the urine calcioancylite ancylite containing calcium. calcioandyrobertsite A form of andyrobertsite in which calcium is substituted for cadmium. calcioaravaipaite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen. calciobetafite An isometric-hexoctahedral reddish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, niobium, oxygen, thorium, titanium, and uranium. calciobiotite biotite containing calcium. calcioburbankite A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal mineral that includes calcium, carbon, oxygen, sodium, and strontium. calciocarbonatite A carbonatite containing calcium salts calciocarnotite Synonym of tyuyamunite. calciocatapleiite catapleiite containing calcium calciocopiapite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and sulfur. calciodialogite Synonym of calciorhodochrosite. calcioferrite A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus. calciohilairite A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and zirconium. calciol cholecalciferol (vitamin D₃) calciolangbeinite A mineral found in Russia, containing potassium, calcium and sulfate. calciomotite Synonym of tyuyamunite. calciorhodochrosite A calcium-bearing variety of rhodochrosite. calciosamarskite A mineral containing calcium, uranium iron, niobium, tantalum, titanium and oxygen that is found in the United States, Europe and Australia calciosomal Relating to calciosomes calciosome A sarcoplasmic reticulum-like organelle involved in intracellular calcium-handling by non-muscle cells calciostat The mechanism whereby parathyroid hormone production keeps the level of calcium in the blood stable. calciotantite A hexagonal-trapezohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, niobium, oxygen, and tantalum. calciotraumatic Relating to the effect on teeth of a diet that is very rich in calcium calciotropic Describing any material (especially a hormone) that is involved in the regulation of calcium in the blood and in bone calciouranoite A triclinic mineral containing barium, calcium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, sodium, and uranium. calciovolborthite A mineral with chemical formula CaCuVO₄(OH), closely related to volborthite. calcipenia Calcium deficiency. calcipenic Of, related to, or having calcipenia (calcium deficiency). calciphile Any calciphilous plant calciphilous Suited to a calcareous soil calciphobe Any calciphobous plant. calciphobic Synonym of calciphobous. calciphobous Not suited to a calcareous soil. calciphylactic Of or pertaining to calciphylaxis. calciphylaxis A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease. calciphyte calcicole calcipotriene An antipsoriatic drug. calcipotriol A synthetic derivative of calcitriol that is used to treat psoriasis. calcipressin Any of a small group of proteins that inhibit the action of calcineurin calciprotein A mixture of calcium salts and protein that is involved in mineralisation in the body calcirudite A form of limestone that has larger than normal grains calcisiltite A type of limestone that is composed predominantly, more than 50 percent, of detrital silt-size carbonate grains. calcisol A soil with a substantial secondary accumulation of lime. calcisphere Calcareous cysts produced by some dinoflagellates calcisponge Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules. calcite A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble. calcitic Pertaining to, resembling, or composed of calcite calcitization The conversion of a mineral (such as dolomite) into calcite calcitized In a state of calcitization; having been turned to calcite. calcitonin A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium. calcitrant stubborn; refractory