calciferousadj.
/kalˈsɪfərəs/ Yielding or containing (carbonate of) lime. (Chiefly Geology.)
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1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 436 An effervescent calciferous clay.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 380/2 This calciferous fluid forms a layer of shell.
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xvii. 314 Some beds of calciferous sandstone.
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