calcareous
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- In zoology
- In botany
- In medicine
- In geology
- Marine sediments
- Calcareous soils
- List of calcareous rivers
- Man made deposits
- In electrochemistry
- References
thumb|300px|right|Calcareous sandstone in [[Seven Sisters Country Park, England]]
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
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