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calcimine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-cimine
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To coat with this substance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx (“lime”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

calcimines (plural) calsomine (alternative) calcimines (present, singular) calcimining (participle, present) calcimined (participle, past) calcimined (past)

Derived Forms

calciminer

Synonyms

kalsomine

Questions

What does calcimine mean?
A form of whitewash (inexpensive white paint) made from calcium carbonate, glue and water, used to coat wooden or plaster surfaces.
Where does calcimine come from?
Alteration of kalsomine, after Latin calcis, genitive of calx (“lime”).

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