calxes

Variant of calx

calx definition

calx (kalks)

noun pl. calxes calx′es or calces cal′·ces′ (kal′sēz′)

  1. the ashy powder left after a metal or mineral has been calcined
  2. the heel of the foot

Etymology: L, small stone, lime: see calcium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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