Definition of Calcite

1. Noun. A common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.

Specialized synonyms: Alabaster, Mexican Onyx, Onyx Marble, Oriental Alabaster, Chalk, Iceland Spar
Substance meronyms: Limestone
Terms within: Calcium Carbonate
Generic synonyms: Spar
Derivative terms: Calcitic

Definition of Calcite

1. n. Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from aragonite. It includes common limestone, chalk, and marble. Called also calc-spar and calcareous spar.

Definition of Calcite

1. Noun. (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calcite

1. a mineral [n -S] : CALCITIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Calcite

1. A doubly refracting mineral used in the manufacture of polarizing prisms. It is uniaxial negative and in the trigonal diversion of the hexagonal system of crystals. Its indexes are epsilon =1.486, omega =1.658, its hardness is 3 on the Mohr scale and specific gravity 2.711. See: balsam, Canada. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcite

calcipectic
calcipenia
calcipenic
calcipexic
calcipexis
calciphilia
calciphilous
calciphobous
calciphylaxis
calciphyte
calciphytes
calciprivia
calciprivic
calcisponge
calcisponges
calcite (current term)
calcites
calcitetrol
calcitic
calcitonin
calcitonin gene-related peptide
calcitonins
calcitration
calcitrations
calcitriol
calcitroic acid
calcitropic
calcium
calcium-40
calcium-42

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