Calcareous Definition

kăl-kârē-əs
adjective
Of, like, or containing calcium carbonate, calcium, or lime.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Calcareous

  • From Latin calcārius (“of or pertaining to lime”), derived from calx (“lime”). Similar to calcium.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin calcārius from calx calc- lime calx

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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