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calciphilous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ci-philous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suited to a calcareous soil

Etymology

From calci- + -philous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more calciphilous (comparative) most calciphilous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

calciphile

Antonyms

calciphobous calcifugal

Questions

What does calciphilous mean?
Suited to a calcareous soil
Where does calciphilous come from?
From calci- + -philous.

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