calciferous

[ kal-sif-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. forming salts of calcium, especially calcium carbonate.
2. containing calcium carbonate.

calciferous

/ kælˈsɪfərəs /

adjective

1. forming or producing salts of calcium, esp calcium carbonate

Word History and Origins

Origin of calciferous¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; calci- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Well-made bone broth tends to be milky instead of pale, thick instead of limpid, and slightly touched with the sharp, calciferous reek of the abattoir.

From Los Angeles Times

Another example is the decline of species that build calciferous shells, attributed to ocean acidification caused by carbon dioxide dissolving in the seas.

From Nature

Diagrammatic vertical section, etc., to show the calciferous pillars distinguishing the species, � 200.

From Project Gutenberg

They are composed chiefly of greenish-colored fissile sandstones and calciferous grits, in which we meet a few fossils, very imperfectly preserved.

From Project Gutenberg

The calciferous sand rock, which is a silicious limestone.

From Project Gutenberg