calcic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of calcic
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Hygroscopic water 3.73 Volatile constituents 45.49 Coke Fixed carbon 48.20 Ash Silica 12 Aluminic 2.46 Ferric, calcic Magnesic Chloric Sulphuric acids, etc.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
Like albumin also this calcic solution is coagulated by heat; a solution of a calcic salt of a volatile acid on heating forms a precipitate which has all the appearance of albumin coagulated by heat.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Other alkalies are calcic hydroxide or slaked lime, a solution of which in water is known as lime-water; baric hydroxide and strontic hydroxide, derived from the metals barium and strontium.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
Cal′cify, to make calcic: to turn into bony tissue.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Recent observations relating to the action of soda upon calcic sulphates, calcic glucates, etc., are most important.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various
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