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Cal*cif"er*ous (?), a. [L.
calx, calcis, lime + -ferous.] Bearing,
producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime.

Calciferous epoch (Geol.), an
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 Geology.

Cal*cif"ic (?), a.
Calciferous. Specifically: (Zoöl.) of or
pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell
in birds and reptiles. Huxley.

Cal`ci*fi*ca"tion
(kăl`s&ibreve;*f&ibreve;*kā"shŭn),
n. (Physiol.) The process of change
into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime
salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth;
abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.

Cal"ci*fied (kăl"s&ibreve;*fīd),
a. Consisting of, or containing,
calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous.


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