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calcareous
cal·car·e·ous C0026000 (kăl-kâr′ē-əs)adj. Composed of, containing, or characteristic of calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky.
[From Latin calcārius, from calx, calc-, lime; see calx.]
cal·car′e·ous·ly adv.calcareous (kælˈkɛərɪəs) adj (Chemistry) of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky[C17: from Latin calcārius, from calx lime]cal•car•e•ous (kælˈkɛər i əs)
adj. of, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky: calcareous earth. [1670–80; variant of calcarious < Latin calcārius for burning lime] cal•car′e•ous•ly, adv. cal·car·e·ous (kăl-kâr′ē-əs) Composed of or containing calcium or calcium carbonate. Many carbonate rocks are calcareous.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | calcareous - composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalkchalky |
Translationscalcareous
calcareous[kal′ker·ē·əs] (science and technology) Resembling, containing, or composed of calcium carbonate. calcareousContaining calcium carbonate or, less generally, containing the element calcium.calcareous
calcareous [kal-kar´e-us] pertaining to or containing lime; chalky.cal·car·e·ous (kal-kā'rē-ŭs), Chalky; relating to or containing lime or calcium, or calcific material. [L. calcarius, pertaining to lime, fr. calx, lime] cal·car·e·ous (kal-kar'ē-ŭs) Chalky; relating to or containing lime or calcium, or calcific material. [L. calcarius, pertaining to lime, fr. calx, lime]calcareous Chalky. Containing, or pertaining to, calcium or lime.calcareous - pertaining to organisms growing on a substrate containing calcium carbonate such as limestone grassland, chalky soil.
- containing lime or calcium carbonate.
cal·car·e·ous (kal-kar'ē-ŭs) Chalky; relating to or containing lime or calcium. [L. calcarius, pertaining to lime, fr. calx, lime]calcareous
Synonyms for calcareousadj composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalkSynonyms |