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Meaning of "calcareous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CALCAREOUS

From Latin calcārius, from calx lime.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CALCAREOUS

calcareous  [kælˈkɛərɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALCAREOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calcareous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CALCAREOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

calcareous

Calcareous

Calcareous is an adjective meaning mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate, in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.

Definition of calcareous in the English dictionary

The definition of calcareous in the dictionary is of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALCAREOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
Arius
ˈɛərɪəs
Briareus
braɪˈɛərɪəs
carious
ˈkɛərɪəs
denarius
dɪˈnɛərɪəs
Galerius
ɡəˈlɛərɪəs
gregarious
ɡrɪˈɡɛərɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
malarious
məˈlɛərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
multifarious
ˌmʌltɪˈfɛərɪəs
nefarious
nɪˈfɛərɪəs
precarious
prɪˈkɛərɪəs
retiarius
ˌriːtɪˈɛərɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
scarious
ˈskɛərɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
urticarious
ˌɜːtɪˈkɛərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
vicarious
vɪˈkɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALCAREOUS

calc-tufa
calcanea
calcaneal
calcanean
calcanei
calcaneum
calcaneus
calcar
calcarate
calcareous clay
calcareously
calcaria
calcariferous
calcariform
calcarine
calceamentum
calceate
calced
calcedonio
calcedony

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALCAREOUS

arboreous
cereous
cinereous
citreous
cupreous
ferreous
glaireous
glareous
gorgeous
nacreous
nectareous
ochreous
semivitreous
subereous
subvitreous
sulfureous
sulphureous
tartareous
venereous
vitreous

Synonyms and antonyms of calcareous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calcareous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALCAREOUS

Find out the translation of calcareous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calcareous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calcareous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钙质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcárea
570 millions of speakers

English

calcareous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجيرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

известковые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calcárias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চুনযুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calcaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkapur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kalkhaltigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石灰質の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석회질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calcareous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá vôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுண்ணாம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुनखडीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalkerli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcareo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wapienne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вапняні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calcaros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασβεστολιθικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalkhaltig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kalkrik
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calcareous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCAREOUS»

The term «calcareous» is regularly used and occupies the 73.827 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCAREOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calcareous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALCAREOUS»

Discover the use of calcareous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calcareous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calcareous algae
Calcareous algae
Elsevier Science & Technology Books, John Lee Wray, 2009
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Plankton Stratigraphy: Volume 1, Planktic Foraminifera, ...
This comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge of the biostratigraphy of marine plankton is the work of an international team of eighteen authors.
Hans M. Bolli, John B. Saunders, Katharina Perch-Nielsen, 1989
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Calcareous algae and stromatolites
Includes articles originally presented at the 4th International Symposium on Fossil Algae, held in Cardiff, July 1987.
Robert Riding, 1991
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An Essay on Calcareous Manures
CALCAREOUS SOILS. 59 other earth, except carbonate of magnesia, which, if present, might be mistaken for calcareous earth, but which is too rare, and occurs in proportions too small, to cause any material error in ordinary cases, and in ...
Edmund Ruffin, 1852
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Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy
The first two chapters of this book provide general information concerning calcareous nannofossils, including reviews of their biology and palaeobiology, and preparation and observation techniques.
Paul R. Bown, 2012
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Soil Fertility in Calcareous Tropical Soils from Yucatan, ...
This is an important limiting factor for nutrient availability in calcareous tropical soils. In four calcareous tropical soils (two from Yucatan, Mexico and two from Villa Clara Cuba) under different land uses we assessed the interaction between two ...
Edith Aguila Alcantara, 2007
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Bulletin
Description of samples from well on the Young jarm—Continued. Depth in feet. From. To. Gray calcareous limestone of fine texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 1,390 1,415 Yellowish gray calcareous limestone of fine texture .
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Echinoderms 2000: Proceedings of the 10th International ...
Correlation. between. the. calcareous. rings. and. zoogeographic. distributions. of . Thyone. species. (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). with. a. proposed. management. of. the. genus. Ahmed Thandar 7iMilof>\ Department. University of  ...
M. F. Barker, 2001
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A Practical and Scientific Treatise on Calcareous Mortars ...
OF THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE ADDED TO LIME, IN THE FORMATION OF MORTARS OR CALCAREOUS CEMENTS. 101. These materials are, 1st, The different kinds of sand, properly so called: 2nd, Arenes: 8rd, Psammites :a 4th, Clays: ...
Louis-Joseph Vicat, 2014
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Applications of Calcareous Nannofossils and Stable Isotopes ...
CHAPTER 1 UPPER CENOZOIC CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSIL BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND INFERRED SEDIMENTATION, ODP LEG 206, EAST PACIFIC RISE Abstract Site 1256 of Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 206 to the Guatemala ...
Shijun Jiang, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALCAREOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calcareous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Uncorked: Pair of Justine wines ideal for summer
In Paso Robles we have calcareous and lime stone soils which aren't in Napa Valley. We have a diurnal shift that is drastic. It can be 100 ... «DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»
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The Minnesota prairie: To blitz it is to know it
The fen includes a mix of dry upland prairie and oak savanna and a large groundwater-fed wetland complex called a calcareous fen. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Metagenomic study of red biofilms from Diamante Lake reveals …
We discovered red microbial formations attached to gaylussite crystals on the bottom of calcareous rocks (microbialites) that were submerged ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Calibre Mining Announces Initial Results From Phase I Diamond …
The gold-bearing massive sulphide zones are concentrated at or near the contacts between andesite hornblende dykes and the calcareous ... «Geology for Investors, Jul 15»
5
Northern Uranium Drill Hole MG15DD-0016 Intersects Highest …
Bedrock, consisting predominantly of semi-pelite gneiss, calc-silicate gneiss and calcareous arkose, was intersected by hole MG15DD-0016 at ... «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»
6
Initiation of the Lusi mudflow disaster
Gas readings instead fall within the normal range observed in the deep calcareous volcaniclastic rocks (Supplementary Table 2). The position ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
7
Stone-dwelling actinobacteria Blastococcus saxobsidens …
... high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from combustion engines result in alternating episodes of calcareous solubilization and precipitation. «Nature.com, Jun 15»
8
Search on for nation's top meadow makers
The south west has held on to more than most with 62 per cent of the UK's calcareous grasslands in Wiltshire and Dorset, and 57 per cent of the flower-rich ... «Dorset Echo, Jun 15»
9
'Precious' reserve gets a spruce-up
The marsh-like nature reserve near the Churchill Hospital is one of the best examples in the UK of a calcareous valley fen, as its chalky ground ... «The Oxford Times, Jun 15»
10
First Week of 2015 Excavations at Stensö Castle
... the levelling layer to be sort of cast in concrete: a yellowish, finely laminated yet extremely hard calcareous material that looks like stalagmite. «ScienceBlogs, Jun 15»

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