calc-sin|ter

calc-sin|ter
calc-sin|ter «KALK SIHN tuhr», noun.
Mineralogy. a hard, crystalline limestone deposited by springs; travertine.
[< German Kalksinter < Kalk lime (< Latin calx, calcis) + Sinter slag]

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  • calc-sin — calc sin·ter; …   English syllables

  • calc-sinter — calc sin·ter …   English syllables

  • Calc-sinter — Calc sin ter, n. [G. kalk (L. calx, calcis) lime + E. sinter.] See under {Calcite}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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