calcareous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: calcareous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for calcareous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
calcareous adj composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk Synonym(s): calcareous, chalky
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Calcareous \Calca"reous\, a. [L. calcarius pertaining to lime. See {Calx}.] Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate; consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. {Calcareous spar}. See as {Calcite}.