Calcitic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to, resembling, or composed of calcite
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or containing calcite wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"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.