oxycalcium

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen

OriginEnglish calcium ← Latin calx ← Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) →
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Meanings

adjectiveoxycalcium (not comparable)
  1. datednot comparableOf, pertaining to, or produced by a combination of calcium (or lime) and oxygen

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Englishoxy-
  4. Latincalx
  5. Englishcalcium
  6. Englishoxycalcium

From oxy- + calcium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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