Calcariferous

/ˌkælkəˈrɪfərəs/ adjective

Containing or producing calcium or lime; bearing or yielding calcareous material.

From Latin calcar (lime) + -iferous (bearing or producing, from ferre meaning to carry), describing things that contain or produce calcium compounds.

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