calcification
— Noun
– English
～ a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
calcification
— Noun
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～ an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"
calcification
— Noun
– English
～ tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
calcifugous
— Adjective
– English
～ growing or living in acid soil
calcimine
— Noun
– English
～ a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings
calcination
— Noun
– English
～ the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature
calcite
— Noun
– English
～ a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone
calcitic
— Adjective
– English
～ of or relating to or containing calcite
calcitonin
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
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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
— Noun
– English
～ a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water
calculable
— Adjective
– English
～ able to be calculated or estimated; "a calculable risk"; "calculable odds"
calculated
— Adjective
– English
～ carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"; "he made a deliberate decision not to respond negatively"
calculating
— Adjective
– English
～ acting with a specific goal; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
calculatingly
— Adverb
– English
～ in a calculating manner; "he looked at her calculatingly"
calculation
— Noun
– English
～ problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
calculation
— Noun
– English
～ the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
calculation
— Noun
– English
～ planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"
calculative
— Adjective
– English
～ acting with a specific goal; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"