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单词 calcariferous
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calcariferousadj.

/kalkəˈrɪfərəs/
Etymology: properly < Latin calcar spur + -iferous comb. form; compare French calcarifère ; the misuse (as if < calc- ) in sense 2 was apparently due to analysis of calc-arious as calcar-eous.
1. ‘Bearing spurs’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).
2. = calciferous adj.
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the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > lime or gypsum
calcareous1677
calcary1767
gypseous1771
calciferous1799
gypsiferous1847
calcariferous1853
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [adjective] > calcareous
calcareous1677
calcary1767
calciferous1799
argillo-calcareous1823
calcariferous1853
1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxxii. 387 M. Boussingault..calls the rock of the Morros a ‘problematic calcariferous gneiss’.
1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Calcariferous, containing, or mingled with, lime.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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