calanthe
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~ any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise
Calapooya
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~ a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
Calapuya
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~ a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
calash
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~ the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage
calash
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~ a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century
calcaneus
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~ the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
calcedony
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~ a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
calceolaria
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~ any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
calceus
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~ a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans
calciferol
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~ a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
calcification
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~ a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
calcification
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~ an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"
calcification
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~ tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
calcimine
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~ a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
calcination
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~ the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
calcite
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~ a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
calcitonin
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~ thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
calcium blocker
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~ any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
calcium
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~ a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
calcium bicarbonate
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~ a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water