calcareous

As an adjective calcareous

is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

As a noun gypsum is

a mineral consisting of the hydrated calcium sulphate when calcined, it forms plaster of paris.

As an adjective calcareous

is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

As a verb calcify is

to make something hard and stony by impregnating with calcium salts.

As a noun calcaneous

is .

As an adjective calcareous is

resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

As an adjective calcareous

is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

As a noun receptaculitid is

(zoology) a probably benthic marine calcareous dasyclad known only from fossils.

As an adjective calcareous

is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

As a noun cornbrash is

(geology) a coarse calcareous sandstone in various parts of england.

As adjectives the difference between calcareous and calciphobous

is that calcareous is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky while calciphobous is (botany|of a plant) not suited to a calcareous soil.

As adjectives the difference between calcareous and calciphilous

is that calcareous is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky while calciphilous is suited to a calcareous soil.

As adjectives the difference between calcareous and noncalcareous

is that calcareous is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky while noncalcareous is not calcareous.

As an adjective calcareous

is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

As a noun phytoherm is

(geology|biology) a calcareous 'freshwater reef', generally built up from autochthonous petrification of bryophytes, funghi, algae and cyanobacteria.