| CALCARIFORM | • calcariform adj. Having the shape of a spur. • CALCARIFORM adj. spur-shaped. |
| CALCEAMENTA | • calceamenta n. Plural of calceamentum. • CALCEAMENTUM n. (Latin) a red silk embroidered sandal forming part of the insignia of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| CALCEDONIES | • calcedonies n. Plural of calcedony. • CALCEDONY n. a form of quartz, microscopically fibrous with waxy luster, also CHALCEDONY. |
| CALCEDONIOS | • CALCEDONIO n. a type of Venetian coloured glass resembling natural stones like chalcedony. |
| CALCEOLARIA | • calceolaria n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Calceolaria. • CALCEOLARIA n. any plant of the South American genus Calceolaria, the plants of which are largely cultivated for the beauty of their slipper-like flowers. |
| CALCICOLOUS | • calcicolous adj. (Botany) That thrives in calcareous soil. • CALCICOLOUS adj. living on chalky soil. |
| CALCIFEROLS | • calciferols n. Plural of calciferol. • CALCIFEROL n. vitamin D2. |
| CALCIFEROUS | • calciferous adj. Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite. • CALCIFEROUS adj. bearing lime. |
| CALCIFUGOUS | • calcifugous adj. Synonym of calcifugal. • CALCIFUGOUS adj. like a calcifuge, a plant that will not tolerate limy soil, also CALCIFUGAL. |
| CALCIGEROUS | • calcigerous adj. Containing lime. • CALCIGEROUS adj. containing lime. |
| CALCIMINING | • calcimining v. Present participle of calcimine. • CALCIMINE v. to whitewash with this. |
| CALCINATION | • calcination n. The process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to… • CALCINATION n. the act of calcining. |
| CALCITONINS | • calcitonins n. Plural of calcitonin. • CALCITONIN n. a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, controlling the rate of bone destruction. |
| CALCSINTERS | • calc-sinters n. Plural of calc-sinter. • CALCSINTER n. a pale limestone deposited from solution, aka travertine. |
| CALCULATING | • calculating v. Present participle of calculate. • calculating adj. (Not comparable) Having the ability to calculate. • calculating adj. (Especially of a person) Serving one’s own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner. |
| CALCULATION | • calculation n. (Mathematics, uncountable) The act or process of calculating. • calculation n. (Mathematics, countable) The result of calculating. • calculation n. (Countable) Reckoning, estimate. |
| CALCULATIVE | • calculative adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving calculation. • CALCULATIVE adj. relating to calculation, also CALCULATIONAL. |
| CALCULATORS | • calculators n. Plural of calculator. • CALCULATOR n. one that calculates. |