Calcareous

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  • adjective. Composed of, containing, or characteristic of calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Partaking of the nature of lime; having the qualities of lime; containing lime; chalky: as, calcareous earth or stone.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.
  • adjective. See as Calcite.
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  • adjective. Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
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  • adjective. composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
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