calciphile

[ kal-suh-fahyl ]
/ ˈkæl səˌfaɪl /

noun

calcicole.

Origin of calciphile

First recorded in 1930–35; calci- + -phile

OTHER WORDS FROM calciphile

cal·ci·phil·ic [kal-suh-fil-ik] /ˌkæl səˈfɪl ɪk/, cal·ciph·i·lous [kal-sif-uh-luh s] /kælˈsɪf ə ləs/, adjective

Words nearby calciphile

calciner, calcinosis, calcinosis circumscripta, calcinosis universalis, calcipexis, calciphile, calciphilia, calciphobe, calciphylaxis, calciprivic, calcite