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calcaire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calcareous adj Resembling, containing, or composed of calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
  • limestone noun A common sedimentary rock made mostly of calcium carbonate, formed from ancient marine deposits.

Senses

calcaire is used for these senses in English:

  • calcareous Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
  • limestone An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

calcareous — full definition

  1. adj Resembling, containing, or composed of calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
  2. adj Growing in a chalky habitat.

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