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calcitrant

calcitrant adjective: stubborn; refractory.

Adjective

calcitrant (comparative more calcitrant, superlative most calcitrant)

  1. stubborn; refractory

Forms of calcitrant

comparativemore calcitrant
superlativemost calcitrant

Origin of calcitrant

From Latin calcitrans, present participle of calcitrare (“to kick”), from calx (“heel”), calcis (“heel”).

Questions about calcitrant

What does calcitrant mean?
Calcitrant means stubborn; refractory.
What part of speech is calcitrant?
Calcitrant is an adjective.

Words near calcitrant in the dictionary

  1. calcitization
  2. calcitizations
  3. calcitized
  4. calcitonin
  5. calcitonins
  6. calcitrant
  7. calcitrate
  8. calcitrating
  9. calcitration
  10. calcitrations
  11. calcitriol

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