cal|a|mite

cal|a|mite
cal|a|mite «KAL uh myt», noun.
a kind of Carboniferous fossil plant generally regarded as the ancestor of the equisetum.
[< New Latin Calamites the genus name < Latin calamus calamus]

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  • mite — ac·mite; anal·ci·mite; an·a·mite; an·ka·ra·mite; an·o·mite; ashra·mite; ben·ja·mite; bis·mite; bur·mite; bu·sta·mite; cal·a·mite; cat·a·mite; chal·co·al·u·mite; cha·mite; chon·drio·mite; chro·mite; di·at·o·mite; do·lo·mite; ec·de·mite;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • calamite — cal·a·mite …   English syllables

  • calamite — cal•a•mite [[t]ˈkæl əˌmaɪt[/t]] n. cvb pal any fossil plant of the genus Calamites and related genera of the Carboniferous Period, resembling oversized horsetails • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL Calamites < Gk kalamitēs reedlike cal a•mi′te•an,… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • dro — dro·som·e·ter; dro·soph·i·la; dro·soph·i·list; dro·ver; dys·chon·dro·pla·sia; dys·hi·dro·sis; en·chon·dro·ma; en·chon·dro·sis; er·ga·tan·dro·morph; eu·dro·mi·as; gy·nan·dro·morph; gynan·dro·spor·ous; he·ma·ti·dro·sis; hi·dro·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Calamite — Cal a*mite, n. [L. calamus a reed: cf. F. calamite.] (Paleon.) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern {Equiseta} (the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hydrocalumite — hy·dro·cal·u·mite …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • y — ac·an·thol·y·sis; ac·e·tol·y·sis; acet·y·lase; acet·y·late; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; acet·y·le·na·tion; acet·y·lene; acet·y·le·nic; acet·y·le·nyl; acet·y·lide; acet·y·li·za·tion; acet·y·liz·er; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; achlam·y·date;… …   English syllables

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