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calcites

calcites is the plural of calcite.

Meaning of calcite

Noun

calcite (countable and uncountable, plural calcites)

  1. A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

Questions about calcites

What is calcites the plural of?
Calcites is the plural of calcite.

Words near calcites in the dictionary

  1. calcisphere
  2. calcispheres
  3. calcisponge
  4. calcisponges
  5. calcite
  6. calcites
  7. calcitic
  8. calcitization
  9. calcitizations
  10. calcitized
  11. calcitonin

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