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CALCULOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calculous mean?
• CALCULOUS (adjective)
The adjective CALCULOUS has 1 sense:
1. relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi
Familiarity information: CALCULOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or caused by or having a calculus or calculi
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
calculus (a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body)
Derivation:
calculus (a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body)
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