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Webster 1913 Edition


Calcific

Cal-cif′ic

(kăl-sĭf′ĭk)
,
Adj.
Calciferous.
Specifically:
(Zool.)
of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles.
Huxley.

Definition 2024


calcific

calcific

English

Adjective

calcific (comparative more calcific, superlative most calcific)

  1. Of or pertaining to calcification
  2. Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles