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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CALC-SINTER

n.Stalactitic carbonate of lime.

CALC-TUFF

n.An alluvial formation of carbonate of lime.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CALC-SINTER

Calc "-sin `ter, n. Etym: [G. kalk (L. calx, calcis ) lime + E. sinter. ]

Defn: See under Calcite.

CALC-SPAR

Calc "-spar `, n. Etym: [G. kalk (L. calx ) lime E. spar. ]

Defn: Same as Calcite.

CALC-TUFA

Calc "-tu `fa, n. Etym: [G. kalk (l. calx ) lime + E. tufa. ]

Defn: See under Calcite.

New American Oxford Dictionary

calc-

calc- ▶comb. form (used chiefly in geological terms ) of lime or calcium: calcalkaline. ORIGIN from German Kalk ‘lime, ’ with spelling influenced by Latin calx ‘lime ’ (see calx ).

Oxford Dictionary

calc-

calc- |kalk | ▶combining form (used chiefly in geological terms ) of lime or calcium: calcalkaline. ORIGIN from German Kalk ‘lime ’, with spelling influenced by Latin calx ‘lime ’ (see calx ).