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calcifugous

calcifugous adjective: synonym of calcifugal.

Adjective

calcifugous

  1. Synonym of calcifugal.
    Synonyms:
    calcifugal

Synonyms of calcifugous

Origin of calcifugous

Borrowed from New Latin calcifugus (“limestone-phobic”). By surface analysis, calci- + -fugous.

Questions about calcifugous

What does calcifugous mean?
Calcifugous means synonym of calcifugal.
What part of speech is calcifugous?
Calcifugous is an adjective.

Words near calcifugous in the dictionary

  1. calcifies
  2. calciform
  3. calcifugal
  4. calcifuge
  5. calcifuges
  6. calcifugous
  7. calcify
  8. calcifying
  9. calcigenous
  10. calcigerous
  11. calcilutite

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