Calcarious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kælˈkɛəɹi.əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Calcarious is an adjective meaning having calcium carbonate; chalky.
Meaning
having calcium carbonate; chalky.
Example Sentences
At the top of the left ventricle, in the substance of the fleshy fibres, there was a concretion of calcarious phosphate, of a rounded form, and about the size of a small nut.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chalky, calcareoargillaceous, cretaceous, chalkstony, calciform, calcaric.
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