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calcareous — calcareously, adv. calcareousness, n. /kal kair ee euhs/, adj. of, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky: calcareous earth. [1670 80; var. of calcarious < L calcarius of lime; see CALX, ARIOUS] * * * … Universalium
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calcium — [19] Calcium was coined by the English chemist Sir Humphry Davy in 1808 on the basis of Latin calx ‘limestone’ (which is also the ancestor of English calcareous, calculate, calculus, causeway, and chalk). The Latin word probably came from Greek… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
calcareous — cal•car•e•ous [[t]kælˈkɛər i əs[/t]] adj. mir of, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky: calcareous earth[/ex] • Etymology: 1670–80; var. of calcarious < L calcārius for burning lime cal•car′e•ous•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
calcareous — /kælˈkɛəriəs / (say kal kairreeuhs) adjective of, coated with, containing, or like calcium carbonate; chalky: calcareous earth. {variant of calcarious, from Latin calcārius relating to lime} …
