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calcareous
[ kal-kair-ee-uhs ]
adjective
- of, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky:
calcareous earth.
calcareous
/ kælˈkɛərɪəs /
adjective
- of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
calcareous
/ kăl-kâr′ē-əs /
- Composed of or containing calcium or calcium carbonate. Calcareous rocks contain as much as 50 percent calcium carbonate.
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Other Words From
- cal·care·ous·ly adverb
- cal·care·ous·ness noun
- noncal·care·ous adjective
- subcal·care·ous adjective
- uncal·care·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of calcareous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of calcareous1
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Example Sentences
The rocks of the island are principally calcareous and in a very advanced state of decomposition.
Calcareous incrustations, including fragments of madrepores, and of shells, cemented by splintery carbonate of lime.
Along this road there are extensive tracts of ground covered with calcareous petrifactions.
The summits of the calcareous hills which stretch eastward from the great chain of the Cordillera are broken and rugged.
The tests of other creatures largely calcareous may well have been dissolved before reaching the sea-floor.
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