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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries석회화 물질
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seok-hwehwa mul-jil
"일부 해양 유기체는 천연 석회화 물질 역할을 합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An agent, substance, or organism that causes or promotes calcification, the accumulation or deposition of calcium salts in body tissue or other structures.
"Certain marine organisms act as natural calcifiers, depositing calcium carbonate to build their protective shells." - 2
A biological or chemical process component that hardens organic matter through the introduction of calcium compounds.
"The researcher studied how the pathological calcifier contributed to arterial hardening."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'calcify', originating from Modern Latin 'calcificare' (composed of Latin 'calx', meaning lime or chalk, and 'facere', meaning to make). The agent suffix '-er' was subsequently added in English to denote an organism, substance, or agent that causes calcification.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calcifier" is said worldwide
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calcifiant
Transliteration: kal.si.fi.jɑ̃
"Certains organismes marins agissent comme un calcifiant naturel."
Kalzifizierer
Transliteration: kal.tsɪ.fiˈtsiː.ʁɐ
"Bestimmte Meeresorganismen dienen als biologische Kalzifizierer."
calcificante
Transliteration: kal.tʃi.fiˈtʃan.te
"L'organismo agisce da agente calcificante."
calcificador
Transliteration: kal.si.fi.kaˈðoɾ
"El proceso actúa como un calcificador biológico."
calcificador
Transliteration: kal.si.fi.kaˈdoʁ
"O organismo atua como um calcificador natural."
कैल्सीफायर
Transliteration: kailsīfāyar
"कुछ जीव प्राकृतिक कैल्सीफायर के रूप में कार्य करते हैं।"
钙化剂
Transliteration: gài huà jì
"某些海洋生物充当天然钙化剂。"
석회화 물질
Transliteration: seok-hwehwa mul-jil
"일부 해양 유기체는 천연 석회화 물질 역할을 합니다."
石灰化物質
Transliteration: sekkaika busshitsu
"特定の海洋生物は自然の石灰化物質として機能します。"
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