Calcic

/ˈkælsɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to, containing, or composed of calcium or lime; enriched with calcium or calcium compounds.

Etymology

From Latin 'calcis' (lime/limestone) plus the '-ic' suffix, which creates adjectives indicating composition or relating to the root noun.

Kelly Says

When geologists describe soil as 'calcic,' they're saying it's rich enough in lime that it'll turn blue litmus paper red—essentially, they're calling dirt 'limey!'

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Kalk
kalk
ARالعربية
كلسي
kal-see
BNবাংলা
ক্যালসিয়াম
kal-shee-am
CACatalà
calcici
kal-see-thee
CSČeština
vápencový
va-pen-co-vee
DADansk
kalkholdig
kalk-hol-dig
DEDeutsch
kalkhaltig
kalk-hal-tihk
ELΕλληνικά
ηυδραυλικός
ee-drau-lee-kos
ESEspañol
calcico
kal-SEE-koh
FAفارسی
آهکی
ah-kee
FISuomi
kalkkilainen
kalk-ki-lai-nen
FRFrançais
calcique
kal-seek
GUGU
કેલ્શિયમ
kel-shee-am
HAHA
kalshiyum
kal-shee-yum
HEעברית
גבישי
gev-eeshee
HIहिन्दी
कैल्शिक
kaal-sheek
HUMagyar
kőris
koh-rees
IDBahasa Indonesia
kalk
kalk
IGIG
kalshiyum
kal-shee-yum
ITItaliano
calcico
kal-SEE-koh
JA日本語
石灰質
いしはいしつ
KKKK
кальций
kal-see-y
KMKM
កាលស៊ី
kaal-see
KO한국어
탄산염
tan-san-yeom
MRMR
कॅल्शियम
kaal-shee-am
MSBahasa Melayu
kalsium
kal-see-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကယ်လ်စီယမ်
kael-see-yam
NLNederlands
kalkig
kalk-ig
NONorsk
kalkholdig
kalk-hol-dig
PAPA
ਕੈਲਸ਼ੀਅਮ
kaal-shee-am
PLPolski
wapienny
va-pje-nnee
PTPortuguês
calcico
kal-SEE-koh
RORomână
calcifer
kalk-i-fer
RUРусский
известковый
izvestkovyy
SVSvenska
kalkhaltig
kalk-hal-tihk
SWKiswahili
mawe ya chokaa
ma-weh ya cho-kah
TAதமிழ்
கால்சியம்
kaal-shee-am
TEతెలుగు
కేల్షియం
kel-shee-am
THไทย
แคลเซียม
khlæ-chē-am
TLTL
kalk
kalk
TRTürkçe
kalsitli
kal-sit-lee
UKУкраїнська
вапняковий
vapy-n-ko-vyy
URاردو
کلسیم
kal-seem
VITiếng Việt
vôi
vo-ee
YOYO
kalsíyamu
kal-see-ya-moo
ZH中文
石灰质
shíhuīzhì
ZUZU
ikalk
ee-kalk

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