Definition of Calcareous. Meaning of Calcareous. Synonyms of Calcareous

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Definition of Calcareous

Calcareous
Calcareous Cal*ca"re*ous, 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.

Meaning of Calcareous from wikipedia

- Calcareous (/kælˈkɛəriəs/) is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The...
- The calcareous sponges (class Calcarea) are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by ****ules made of calcium...
- Calcareous gr****land (or alkaline gr****land) is an ecosystem ****ociated with thin basic soil, such as that on chalk and limestone downland. Plants on calcareous...
- Calcareous nannofossils are a class of tiny (less than 30 microns in diameter) microfossils that are similar to coccoliths deposited by the modern-day...
- J.J. Amann – Arizona calcareous moss Mnium blyttii Bruch & Schimp. – Blytt's calcareous moss Mnium hornum Hedw. – horn calcareous moss Mnium jungermannia...
- Limestone Alps (German: Nördliche Kalkalpen), also called the Northern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps north of the Central Eastern...
- A calcareous glade is a type of ecological community that is found in the central Eastern United States. Calcareous glades occur where bedrock such as...
- Calcareous dinoflagellate cysts or calcareous dinocysts are dinoflagellate cysts produced by a group of peridinoid dinoflagellates, called calcareous...
- Sud-orientali, German: Südliche Kalkalpen), also called the Southern Calcareous Alps, are the ranges of the Eastern Alps south of the Central Eastern...
- Raphidonema is an extinct genus of calcareous sponges. This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous period of France and United Kingdom...