Calcitic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to, resembling, or composed of calcite
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or containing calcite wordnet

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"Research in the park by Charles Walcott on trilobites in the late 1800s provided the foundation for his theory of the “Cambrian Explosion,” a term he used to describe the relatively sudden appearance of complex multi-cellular life possessing “hard parts” such as phosphatic or calcitic exoskeletons."

Etymology

From calcite + -ic.

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