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calcifier

noun

Etymology

From calcify + -er.

  1. derived from calx — “lime, limestone”
  2. suffixed as calcify — “calcium + ify”
  3. suffixed as calcifier — “calcify + er”

Definitions

  1. Something which calcifies

    Something which calcifies; an agent of calcification.

    • Many species of coral are calcifiers; this is how they construct the towering structures that become reefs.

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