calciphobic

adjective

cal·​ci·​pho·​bic

¦kalsə¦fōbik

variants or calciphobe

ˈkalsəˌfōb

or less commonly calciphobous

(ˈ)kal¦sifəbəs

: calcifuge

Word History

Etymology

calci- + -phobic, -phobe, -phobous

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