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noncalcifying

noncalcifying adjective: not calcifying.

Adjective

noncalcifying (not comparable)

  1. Not calcifying.
    • Instead, the tanks had more filamentous and other noncalcifying algae.2008 January 8, Henry Fountain, “More Acidic Ocean Hurts Reef Algae as Well as Corals”, in New York Times

Origin of noncalcifying

From non- + calcifying.

Questions about noncalcifying

What does noncalcifying mean?
Noncalcifying means not calcifying.
What part of speech is noncalcifying?
Noncalcifying is an adjective.

Words near noncalcifying in the dictionary

  1. noncalcareous
  2. noncalcemic
  3. noncalcic
  4. noncalciferous
  5. noncalcified
  6. noncalcifying
  7. noncalcium
  8. noncalculable
  9. noncalculus
  10. noncalendar
  11. noncalendric

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