HyperDic: calcareous

English > 1 sense of the word calcareous:
ADJECTIVEpertcalcareous, chalkycomposed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
English > calcareous: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningComposed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk.
Synonymchalky
Spanishcalcáreo
Catalancalcari
Nounscalcium carbonatea salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone

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