calciferous

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UK/kælˈsɪfəɹəs/

adjective

Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Latin ferō ← Proto-Italic *ferō →
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Meanings

adjectivecalciferous (comparative more calciferous, superlative most calciferous)

comparative more calciferous · superlative most calciferous

  1. Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
calcigerous

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?
  2. Latincalx
  3. Englishcalcium
  4. Englishcalci-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  7. Proto-Italic*ferō
  8. Latinferō
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  11. Englishcalciferous

From calci- + -ferous.

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Translations

French calcarifère
  • calcarifèreof or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite
Irish calcmhar
  • calcmharof or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite
Romanian calcaros
  • calcarosof or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with calciferous

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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