"calciferous" meaning in All languages combined

See calciferous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /kælˈsɪfəɹəs/ [UK] Forms: more calciferous [comparative], most calciferous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -ferous English calciferous From calci- + -ferous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|calci-|-ferous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. 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  1. Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite. Derived forms: calciferol, calciferous gland, calciferous sandstone, noncalciferous Related terms: calcareous Translations (of or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite): calcarifère [feminine, masculine] (French), calcmhar (Irish), calcaros (Romanian)
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      "name": "ety"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nPre-Greekbor.?\nAncient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.?\nsubstratebor.?\nLatin calx\nProto-Indo-European *-om\nProto-Italic *-om\nLatin -umder.\nEnglish -ium\nEnglish calcium\nEnglish calci-\nProto-Indo-European *bʰer-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *bʰéreti\nProto-Italic *ferō\nLatin ferō\nProto-Indo-European *h₃ed-\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?\nProto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?\nOld Latin -ōssus\nLatin -ōsus\nOld French -usbor.\nMiddle English -ous\nEnglish -ous\nEnglish -ferous\nEnglish calciferous\nFrom calci- + -ferous.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more calciferous",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most calciferous",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "calciferous (comparative more calciferous, superlative most calciferous)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "calcareous"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ed- (smell)",
        "English terms prefixed with calci-",
        "English terms suffixed with -ferous",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪfəɹəs",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪfəɹəs/4 syllables",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "en:Calcium"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Yielding or containing calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "calcium",
          "calcium"
        ],
        [
          "calcium carbonate",
          "calcium carbonate"
        ],
        [
          "calcite",
          "calcite"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kælˈsɪfəɹəs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪfəɹəs"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calcarifère"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite",
      "word": "calcmhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to calcium, calcium carbonate or calcite",
      "word": "calcaros"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calciferous"
}

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