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CALCIFEROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium carbonate or calcite
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
calcium (a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals)