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CALCIVOROUS

Definition: CALCIVOROUS

CALCIVOROUS

Adjective

1. Eroding, or eating into, limestone.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Calcivorous \Cal*civ"o*rous\, adjective. [Latin expression calx lime vorare to devour.]. (Websters 1913)

Modern Translations: CALCIVOROUS

Language Translations for "calcivorous"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

alcivorouscay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Rhyming with "CALCIVOROUS"

Words rhyming with "CALCIVOROUS" (pronounced 'Cal*civ"o*rous'): Acanthophorous, Actinophorous, Adenophorous, Adiaphorous, Affabrous, Albuminiparous, Ambidextrous, Ambiparous, Amorous, Anandrous, Anarthrous, androus, Angiosporous, Anhydrous, Anomaloflorous, Anthophorous, Anurous, Aphidivorous, Apyrous, Aquiparous, Ardurous, Asymmetrous, Atrous, Augurous, Auntrous, Aurivorous, Aurous, Avarous, Baccivorous, Barbarous, Barratrous, Biforous, Biparous, Blustrous, Butyrous, Canorous, Carnivorous, Cepevorous, Chancrous, Chivalrous, Chlorous, Cirrous, Crebrous, Cultrivorous, Cumbrous, Cuprous, Dartrous, Decorous, Dedecorous, Deiparous, Diandrous, Disastrous, Dorsiparous, Durous, Enhydrous, Equivorous, Eurhipidurous, Facinorous, ferrous, fibrous, fissiparous, Frugivorous, Fucivorous, Fungivorous, Furfurous, Galactophorous, Garous, Gastrurous, Gemellipa-rous, Geminiflorous, Gemmiparous, Glabrous, Goitrous, Graminivorous, Granivorous, herbivorous, hydrous, Hypochlorous, Hyponitrous, idolatrous, Illecebrous, Illustrous, Impostrous, Incumbrous, indecorous, insectivorous, Insonorous, Irous, Isosporous, Larviparous, leprous, Licorous, Liguliflorous, ludicrous, lustrous, Macrurous, Margarous, mercurous, Meteorous, monandrous, Muciparous, Multiflorous, Multiparous, Nemorous, Nitrous, Nymphiparous, Odometrous, Odontophorous, Oligandrous, Omniparous, Omnivorous, Opiniastrous, Opiparous, Ossivorous, Oviparous, Ovoviviparous, Panivorous, Pellagrous, Pentahedrous, Petrous, Phyllophorous, Phytivorous, Piscivorous, Pluriparous, Podagrous, Polyandrous, Polyedrous, Polyhedrous, Polyparous, Polypiparous, Primiparous, Protandrous, Proterandrous, Pupiparous, Pupivorous, Purpuriparous, Radiciflorous, Ramiflorous, Ramiparous, Rhizophorous, Ribaldrous, Saccharous, Salebrous, Saltpetrous, Sanguinivorous, Sanguivorous, saporous, scabrous, Scatebrous, Sclerous, Sebiparous, Semibarbarous, serous, Serrous, Setiparous, Sinistrous, slumbrous, Sombrous, sonorous, Spermatophorous, Squarrous, stertorous, Stylommatophorous, Subfibrous, Subserous, Sudoriparous, susurrous, Tellurous, tenebrous, Thecasporous, Thundrous, Thysanurous, Torous, Triquetrous, Uniflorous, uniparous, Uriniparous, Vafrous, Vermiparous, Vermivorous, Vinagrous, Viviparous, Zoophorous. (additional references)

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Anagrams: CALCIVOROUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-l-o-o-r-s-u-v"

-2 letters: voracious.

-3 letters: calorics, couloirs, valorous, vocalics.

-4 letters: calicos, caloric, carious, carolus, colours, couloir, crucial, curiosa, oculars, ooralis, oscular, sacculi, saviour, sirocco, uracils, valours, various, vocalic.

-5 letters: arioso, calico, caroli, carols, caulis, cavils, circus, claros, clavus, clours, cocoas, colics, colors, colour, corals, corsac, coulis, crocus, curial, curios, lorica, occurs, ocular, oorali, oscula, ovisac, ovular, rivals, sailor, salvor, savior, savour, scoria, social, souari, soucar, succor, uracil, urials, valors, valour, vicars, violas, visual, vocals.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-l-o-o-r-s-u-v"
 

+2 letters: cavernicolous.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: CALCIVOROUS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 41 4C 43 49 56 4F 52 4F 55 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.-.    .-    .-..    -.-.    ..    ...-    ---    .-.    ---    ..-    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01000001 01001100 01000011 01001001 01010110 01001111 01010010 01001111 01010101 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#65 &#76 &#67 &#73 &#86 &#79 &#82 &#79 &#85 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0041 004C 0043 0049 0056 004F 0052 004F 0055 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3735463743564952495553

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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