Composed of, containing, or characteristic of calcium carbonate, calcium, or limestone; chalky.
[From Latin calcārius, from calx, calc-, lime. See calx.]
calcareously cal·car'e·ous·ly adv.
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Architecture:
calcareous
Containing calcium carbonate or, less generally, containing the element calcium.
Archaeology Dictionary:
calcareous
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Relating to the chemical compound calcium carbonate (CaCO3), of which chalk and limestone are largely composed. Also refers to soils with a high calcium carbonate content which, in chemical terms, are usually alkaline.
Veterinary Dictionary:
calcareous
Pertaining to or containing lime; chalky.
Wikipedia:
calcareous
Calcareous refers to a sediment, sedimentary rock, or soil type which is formed from or contains a high proportion of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite.
It is also used to refer to relatively alkaline soil. Frequently this is indeed due to a high calcareous content but there are other causes for a high soil pH.
Calcareous coatings, or calcareous deposits, are mixtures of calcium
carbonate and magnesium hydroxide that are deposited on cathodically protected surfaces because of the increased pH adjacent to
the surface.
Australian soil classification
Under the ASC calcarosols are calcareous throughout their profile
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| Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
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