"calcareous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kælˈkɛəɹiəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calcareous.wav Forms: more calcareous [comparative], most calcareous [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin calcārius (“of or pertaining to lime”), derived from calx (“lime”). Similar to calcium. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|calcārius||of or pertaining to lime}} Learned borrowing from Latin calcārius (“of or pertaining to lime”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} calcareous (comparative more calcareous, superlative most calcareous)
  1. Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky. Wikipedia link: calcareous Derived forms: calcareously, calcareousness, calcareous sponge, noncalcareous, semicalcareous, subcalcareous, uncalcareous Related terms: calciferous Translations (resembling or containing limestone): calcari (Catalan), kalkachtig (Dutch), kalkhoudend (Dutch), kalk- (Dutch), calcaire (French), calcario [masculine] (Galician), calcareo (Italian), 石灰質の (sekkaishitsu no) (Japanese), 炭酸カルシウムの (tansan karushiumu no) (Japanese), wapienny (Polish), известко́вый (izvestkóvyj) (Russian), calcáreo (Spanish)
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