calcitic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or containing calcite

Questions about calcitic

What does calcitic mean?

calcitic means "of or relating to or containing calcite".

How many syllables are in calcitic?

calcitic has 3 syllables and divides as cal-ci-tic under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is calcitic a common word?

calcitic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.