Hypertext Webster Gateway: "calciferous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Calciferous \Cal*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +
-ferous.]
Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of
lime.
{Calciferous epoch} (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower
Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian
period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of
calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the
beds. See the Diagram under {Geology}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
calciferous
adj : bearing or producing or containing calcium or calcium
carbonate or calcite
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