calciferous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /kælˈsɪfəɹəs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English calciferous From calci- + -ferous.
- Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.