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Acetic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Alcoholic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mix…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Anhydrite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not con…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Apatite
noun · 78% connection
a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Asphaltum
noun · 78% connection
A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Calcareo-bituminous
adjective · 78% connection
Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Calcareous
adjective · 78% connection
Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Calciferous
adjective · 78% connection
Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of lime.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Calcification
noun · 78% connection
a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Calcified
adjective · 78% connection
Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Calcination
noun · 78% connection
The act or process of disintegrating a substance, or rendering it friable by the action of heat, esp. by the expulsion of some volatil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Calcite
noun · 78% connection
Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from aragonite. It includes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Cancrinite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive, generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina, lime, soda, and carb…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Clay
noun · 78% connection
A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Desiccator
noun · 78% connection
A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Drummond light
unknown · 78% connection
A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Formic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.
Gypsum
noun · 78% connection
A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime (calcium). When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris. Selenite is a transparent, c…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, calcium, lime.