A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

Calcareous

adj.

Containing or composed of calcium carbonate. Chalky.

[“Clarice Lispector,” from Coming to Writing and Other Essays — Hélène Cixous]

Calescent

adj.

  1. growing warm; increasing in heat.

[Brendan Adkins, in a review of Brown Sugar on Letterboxd]