calcifier en · NOUN
Etymology
From calcify + -er.
Meanings
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Something which calcifies; an agent of calcification.
Many species of coral are calcifiers; this is how they construct the towering structures that become reefs.
2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcifiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |