calc lime

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• Calc-alkaline — and calc alkalic are equivalent terms applied to groups of igneous rocks that commonly occur together and that have compositions related by the characteristic chemical trends specified below. Understanding the genesis of these rocks is important …   Wikipedia

• Calc-sinter — Calc sin ter, n. [G. kalk (L. calx, calcis) lime + E. sinter.] See under {Calcite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calc-spar — n. [G. kalk (L. calx) lime E. spar.] Same as {Calcite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calc-tufa — Calc tu fa, n. [G. kalk (l. calx) lime + E. tufa.] See under {Calcite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• calc-sinter — [kalk′sin΄tər] n. [Ger kalksinter < kalk, lime + sinter, slag] TRAVERTINE …   English World dictionary

• calc-sin|ter — «KALK SIHN tuhr», noun. Mineralogy. a hard, crystalline limestone deposited by springs; travertine. ╂[< German Kalksinter < Kalk lime (< Latin calx, calcis) + Sinter slag] …   Useful english dictionary

• calc-spar — Calcite Cal cite (k[a^]l s[imac]t), n. [L. calx, calcis, lime.] (Min.) Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from aragonite. It includes common limestone, chalk, and marble.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• calc- — 1. a combining form of calcareous: calc tufa. 2. var. of calci before a vowel: calcic. [ < G Kalk lime < L calc (s. of calx) lime, limestone; see CALX, CHALK] * * * …   Universalium

• calc-tufa — noun a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime • Syn: ↑tufa • Hypernyms: ↑rock, ↑stone * * * ˈkalk|tüfə noun or calc tuff ˌtəf, üf …   Useful english dictionary

• calc- — or calci combining form Etymology: Latin calc , calx lime more at chalk calcium ; calcium salt < calcic > < calcify > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• calc- — combining form (used chiefly in geological terms) of lime or calcium: calcrete. Origin from Ger. Kalk lime , with spelling influenced by L. calx (see calx) …   English new terms dictionary