calciferous
UK/kælˈsɪfəɹəs/
calciferous adjective: yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
Adjective
calciferous (comparative more calciferous, superlative most calciferous)
- Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
calciferous meaning in Tamil
calciferous in Tamil
- சுண்ணாம்புதருகின்ற
Forms of calciferous
| comparative | more calciferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most calciferous |
Origin of calciferous
From calci- + -ferous.
Words formed from calciferous
- calciferol
- calciferous gland
- calciferous sandstone
- noncalciferous
Words that rhyme with calciferous
- melliferous
- proliferous
- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
Questions about calciferous
- What does calciferous mean?
- Calciferous means yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite.
- What is calciferous in Tamil?
- Calciferous in Tamil is சுண்ணாம்புதருகின்ற. See Calciferous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is calciferous?
- Calciferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce calciferous?
- Calciferous is pronounced /kælˈsɪfəɹəs/ (UK).
Words near calciferous in the dictionary
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