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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Calcareous

/(kăl*kā"rē̇*ŭs)/ · Cal·ca·re·ous · IPA /kælˈkɛəɹi.əs/
01 a. Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.
  1. 1.
    Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime.
Phrases & compounds
Calcareous spar — Same as Calcite.