Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,920,455,104 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

calcareous
(redirected from calcareously)

    Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
cal·car·e·ous  (kl-kâr-s)
adj.
Composed of, containing, or characteristic of calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky.
[From Latin calcrius, from calx, calc-, lime; see calx.]
cal·care·ous·ly adv.
calcareous [kælˈkɛərɪəs]
adj
(Chemistry) of, containing, or resembling calcium carbonate; chalky
[from Latin calcārius, from calx lime]
calcareous  (kl-kâr-s)
Composed of or containing calcium or calcium carbonate. Calcareous rocks contain as much as 50 percent calcium carbonate.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.calcareous - composed of or containing or resembling calcium carbonate or calcite or chalk
chalky
Translations
calcareous [kælˈkɛərɪəs] ADJ → calcáreo
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The specimens studied have been collected from near the top of the upper Olcese Sand (Clarke and Fitch 1979:492; Huddleston and Takeuchi 2007) in a shell bed directly below a calcareously cemented sandstone that is approximately 14 m stratigraphically below a mottled siltstone of the lower Round Mountain Silt.
A new early Miocene species of Pogonias (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) based ... by Takeuchi, Gary T.; Huddleston, Richard W. / Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences)
The specimens described in this paper were found in a shell bed directly below a calcareously cemented sandstone that is approximately 14 m stratigraphically below a mottled siltstone.
First fossil record of Totoaba Villamar 1980 (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) ... by Huddleston, Richard W.; Takeuchi, Gary T. / Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences)
The specimen was found in a shell bed directly below a calcareously cemented sandstone that is approximately 14 m stratigraphically below a mottled siltstone.
A Miocene chimaeroid fin spine from Kern County, California by Takeuchi, Gary T.; Huddleston, Richard W. / Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences)
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.