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An elementary substance; a metal which combined with oxygen forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and malleable. It is a member of the alkaline earth group of elements. Atomic weight 40. Symbol Ca. Note: Calcium is widely

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An elementary substance; a metal which combined with oxygen forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and malleable. It is a member of the alkaline earth group of elements. Atomic weight 40. Symbol Ca. Note: Calcium is widely and abundantly disseminated, as in its compounds calcium carbonate or limestone, calcium sulphate or gypsum, calcium fluoride or fluor spar, calcium phosphate or apatite. Calcium light, an intense light produced by the incandescence of a stick or ball of lime in the flame of a combination of oxygen and hydrogen gases, or of oxygen and coal gas; -- called also Drummond light.

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• SYMBOLISTIC; SYMBOLISTICAL
  Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry.
• COLORMAN
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• YELLOW-GOLDS
  A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye. B. Jonson.
• YELLOWTOP
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• CALCIUM
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• METALOGICAL
  Beyond the scope or province of logic.
• YELLOWFISH
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• EARTHLY-MINDED
  Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; -- opposed to spiritual-minded. -- Earth"ly-mind`ed*ness, n.
• EARTH FLAX
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• MALLEABLE
  Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals. Malleable iron, iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under Iron. --
• SUBSTANCE
  To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
• EARTHDIN
  An earthquake.
• OXYGENIZE
  To oxidize.
• METALLIC
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• OXYGENATOR
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• METALLIFORM
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• SYMBOLISM
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• MEMBER
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• DEOXYGENATE
  To deoxidize.
• CONCOLOR
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• COUNTER WEIGHT
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• MISREMEMBER
  To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly. Sir T. More.
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