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  2. calcarious: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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▸ adjective:  having calcium carbonate; chalky

Similar:
chalky, calcareoargillaceous, Cretaceous, chalkstony, calciform, calcaric, calciferous, calcitic, carbonated, carbonatic, more...

Opposite:
non-calcareous, siliceous, argillaceous, arenaceous, ferruginous

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Similar:
chalky, calcareoargillaceous, Cretaceous, chalkstony, calciform, calcaric, calciferous, calcitic, carbonated, carbonatic, more...

Opposite:
non-calcareous, siliceous, argillaceous, arenaceous, ferruginous



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