Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, calcium or lime.
CALCIFEROUS Cal*cif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. calx, calcis, lime + - ferous.]
Defn: Bearing producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime. Calciferouse epoch (Geol.), and epoch in the American lower Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the beds. See the Diagram under Grology.
CALCIFIC
Cal*cif"ic, a.
Defn: Calciferous. Specifically: (Zoöl.) of or pertaining to hte portion of the which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles. Huxley.
CALCIFICATION
Cal`ci*fi*ca"tion, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: The process of chenge into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; — normally, as in the formation of bone and teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.
CALCIFIED
Cal"ci*fied, a.
Defn: Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous.
CALCIFORM
Cal"ci*form, a. Etym: [L. calx, calcis, lime + -form.]