calcific, a.
(kælˈsɪfɪk)
[f. as prec. + -fic.]
Forming lime; belonging to calcification.
| 1861 Bumstead Ven. Dis. (1879) 594 Gummatous tumors occasionally undergo calcific degeneration. 1866 A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 59 We find calcific deposits in cheesy masses. 1869 Huxley Phys. xii. 324 A deposit of calcific matter takes place. |