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61cal|ci|no — «kahl CHEE noh», noun. a disease of silkworms, caused by the development of a vegetable parasite or fungus in the body of the caterpillar. ╂[< Italian calcino < Late Latin calcīnus of lime < Latin calx, calcis lime] …
62cal|ci|um — «KAL see uhm», noun. a soft, silvery white chemical element. It is a part of limestone, chalk, milk, bones, shells, teeth, and many other things. Calcium is a metal used in alloys and its compounds are used in making plaster, in cooking, and as… …
63cal|cu|li — «KAL kyuh ly», noun. a plural of calculus. Usage See calculus for usage note. (Cf. ↑calculus) …
64cal|de|ra — «kal DIHR uh; Spanish kahl DAY rah», noun. a deep, caldronlike cavity on the summit of an extinct volcano. ╂[< Spanish caldera < Late Latin caldāria cooking pot, caldron] …
65Cal|e|do|ni|an — «KAL uh DOH nee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of Scotland; Scottish. 2. Geology. of or having to do with a system of mountain building of the middle Paleozoic extending from the British Isles to Norway: »Caledonian orogeny. –n. a native of… …
66Cal|e|do|ni|a — «KAL uh DOH nee uh», noun. 1. an old name of Scotland: »O Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child! (Scott). 2. a style of modern printing type, of a lighter weight than Scotch …
67cal|i|co — «KAL uh koh», noun, plural coes or cos, adjective. –n. 1. a cotton cloth that usually has colored patterns printed on one side. 2. British. unprinted white cotton cloth. 3. a) (originally) any cotton cloth from the East, especially from India. b) …
68cal|i|ga — «KAL uh guh», noun, plural gae « jee». 1. a military shoe of ancient Rome, the most common form of foot covering of all ranks up to centurion. 2. a bishop s stocking. ╂[< Latin caliga shoe, boot] …
69cal|i|ol|o|gy — «KAL ee OL uh jee», noun. the study of bird nests. ╂[< Greek kaliá nest + English logy] …
70cal|i|sa|ya — «KAL uh SAY uh», noun, or calisaya bark, the bark of cinchona, from which quinine is obtained. ╂[< New Latin calisaya the species name, perhaps < a native South American name] …
