calcareous

Senso (Inglese)

1. Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
2. Growing in a chalky habitat.

Concetti

calcareo

calcarea

gessoso

sinonimi

chalky

calciferous

limy

lime

hard

marly

base-rich

Traduzioni

calcaire

calcáreo

kalkhaltig

calcari

kireçli

kalkig

kalsiyumlu

kreideweiß

crayeux

crétacé

blanquecino

كلسي

calizo

جيري

ασβεστώδης

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/kælˈkɛəɹiəs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Learned borrowing from Latin calcārius (“of or pertaining to lime”), derived from calx (“lime”). Similar to calcium.