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calciferous

cal·cif·er·ous
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kal-sif-er-uh s]
    • /kælˈsɪf ər əs/
    • /kalsˈɪfərəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kal-sif-er-uh s]
    • /kælˈsɪf ər əs/

Definitions of calciferous word

  • adjective calciferous forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate 3
  • adjective calciferous producing or containing calcium, calcium carbonate, or calcite 3
  • adjective calciferous forming salts of calcium, especially calcium carbonate. 1
  • adjective calciferous containing calcium carbonate. 1
  • noun calciferous Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite. 1

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Origin of calciferous

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; calci- + -ferous

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Parts of speech for Calciferous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

calciferous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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