calamitic

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adjective

Rod-shaped; long and thin.

“Coordinate term: discotic”

OriginLatin calamus →
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Meanings

adjectivecalamitic (comparative more calamitic, superlative most calamitic)

comparative more calamitic · superlative most calamitic

  1. chemistryRod-shaped; long and thin.

    Coordinate term: discotic

Origin

  1. Latincalamus“a reed”
  2. Englishcalamitic

From Latin calamus (“a reed”).

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APA

calamitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamitic

MLA

“calamitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calamitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamitic.

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