Associations to the word «Calcite»

Wiktionary

CALCITE, noun. (geology) a very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble

Dictionary definition

CALCITE, noun. A common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats