Calcareous definitions

Calcareous

1) Carbonate 2) Chalky 3) Sedimentary rock
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Calcareous

1) Chalky
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calcareous

composed of or containing lime or limestone
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Calcareous

Containing an excess of available calcium
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Calcareous

• (a.) Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.
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calcareous

An excess of lime, as in soil.
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Chalky; relating to or containing lime or calcium, or calcific material. ... Origin: L. Calcarius, pertaining to lime, fr. Calx, lime ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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calcareous

(kal-kar´e-әs) pertaining to or containing lime; chalky.
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Calcareous

Describing soil or water with a high CaCO₃ (lime) content.
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calcareous

Formed of calcium carbonate or magnesium carbonate by biological deposition or inorganic precipitation in sufficient quantities to effervesce carbon dioxide visibly when treated with cold 0.1 normal hydrochloric acid. Calcareous sands are usually formed of a mixture of fragments of mollusk shell, echinoderm spines and skeletal material, coral, fora...
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calcareous

limy, rich in calcium, usually in the form of calcium carbonates.
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Calcareous

Calcium-bearing rock.
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calcareous

Containing the compound calcium carbonate.
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Calcareous

Cal·ca're·ous adjective [ Latin calcarius pertaining to lime. See Calx .] Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. Calcareous spar . See as Calcite .
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Calcareous

Containing an excess of available calcium
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Calcareous

Calcareous refers to containing calcium carbonate or calcite.
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calcareous

Term used to describe a structure, secreted by an organism, that consists of or contains calcium carbonate (CaCO3), such as a seashell.
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Calcareous

Calcium-bearing rock.
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calcareous

adj. Term used to describe a structure, secreted by an organism, that consists of or contains calcium carbonate (CaCO3), e.g., the shell of a bivalve.
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