calcareous

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

chalky

calciferous

limy

lime

hard

marly

base-rich

Vertalingen

calcaire

calcáreo

calcareo

kalkhaltig

calcari

calcarea

kalkig

kalsiyumlu

kireçli

crétacé

كلسي

kreideweiß

ασβεστώδης

crayeux

جيري

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kælˈkɛəɹiəs/

Etymologie (Engels)

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