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CALCAREOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calcareous mean?
• CALCAREOUS (adjective)
The adjective CALCAREOUS has 1 sense:
1. composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
Familiarity information: CALCAREOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
calcareous; chalky
Pertainym:
calcium carbonate (a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone)
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