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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcigenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-cige-nous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That forms a calx when oxidized.

Etymology

From calci- + -genous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does calcigenous mean?
That forms a calx when oxidized.
Where does calcigenous come from?
From calci- + -genous.

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