Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcitic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: cal-citic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, resembling, or composed of calcite

Etymology

Etymology tree English calcite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English calcitic From calcite + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more calcitic (comparative) most calcitic (superlative)

Questions

What does calcitic mean?: Pertaining to, resembling, or composed of calcite
Where does calcitic come from?: Etymology tree English calcite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English calcitic From calcite + -ic.

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