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calcareous

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. calcareous (adjective)
  2. calcareous sinter (noun)
  3. calcareous spar (noun)

cal·car·e·ous

adj \kal-ˈker-ē-əs\

Definition of CALCAREOUS

1
a : resembling calcite or calcium carbonate especially in hardness b : consisting of or containing calcium carbonate; also : containing calcium
2
: growing on limestone or in soil impregnated with lime
— cal·car·e·ous·ly adverb
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Origin of CALCAREOUS

Latin calcarius of lime, from calc-, calx
First Known Use: 1677

Rhymes with CALCAREOUS

Aquarius, burglarious, contrarious, denarius, gregarious, hilarious, malarious, nefarious, precarious, senarius, vagarious, vicarious

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