calcium phosphate |
any of a number of phosphates of calcium found in some rocks and in animal bones, used in baking powder and plant food, and in the manufacture of enamels, plastics, and cleaning agents. |
calcspar |
see "calcite." |
calculable |
able to be determined by a process of calculation. |
calculate |
to compute mathematically. [6 definitions] |
calculated |
done or made after carefully estimating the likely result. [2 definitions] |
calculating |
able to make calculations. [3 definitions] |
calculation |
the act, process, or result of calculating or making computations. [4 definitions] |
calculator |
a machine used in calculating or computing numbers. [2 definitions] |
calculous |
caused by or having a stony concretion or calculus. |
calculus |
in mathematics, a system of calculation, as of rates of change, lengths, or volumes, involving algebraic notations. [2 definitions] |
Calcutta |
a state capital on the eastern coast of India. |
caldera |
a large volcanic crater, esp. one whose diameter greatly exceeds that of the vent within it. |
caldron |
variant of cauldron. |
calèche |
variant of calash. |
Caledonia |
a literary name for Scotland. |
calendar |
a chart of the days, weeks, and months of one or more years. [4 definitions] |
calendar year |
the period of time that begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. (Cf. fiscal year.) |
calender |
a machine in which paper or cloth is pressed between rollers to make it smooth or glossy. [2 definitions] |
calends |
(usu. used with a pl. verb) in the ancient Roman calendar, the first day of any month. |
calendula |
a plant of the composite family that bears yellow or orange flowers; pot marigold. |
calescent |
increasing in heat; getting warm. |