Definition
Relating to or containing limestone or calcium carbonate; calcareous in composition.
Etymology
From French 'calcaire,' derived from Latin 'calx' (lime/calcium), describing geological or chemical materials rich in calcium compounds.
Kelly Says
French wine lovers talk about 'calcaire' soil all the time because the chalk and limestone underneath actually changes how grapes grow and taste—it's geology affecting your flavor!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
石灰岩
se-chi-gwai-gan
ARالعربية
الحجر الجيري
al-hajar al-jirayi
BNবাংলা
ক্যালসিয়াম কার্বনেট
ka-l-she-am kar-bo-net
CACatalà
calcària
kal-ka-ri-a
CSČeština
vápník
va-p-ník
DADansk
kalksten
kalk-sten
DEDeutsch
Kalkstein
kalks-taɪn
ESEspañol
caliza
ka-li-za
FRFrançais
calcaire
ka-l-kɛːʁ
GUGU
કેલ્શિયમ કાર્બોનેટ
ke-l-she-am kar-bo-net
HIहिन्दी
कैल्शियम कार्बोनेट
ka-l-she-am kar-bo-net
IDBahasa Indonesia
kapur
ka-pur
ITItaliano
calcare
ka-la-re
KMKM
ថ្មប្រាស់
th-m-bra-s
MRMR
कॅल्शियम कार्बोनेट
ka-l-she-am kar-bo-net
MSBahasa Melayu
kapur
ka-pur
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးရောင်
kye-ya-ung
PAPA
ਕੈਲਸ਼ੀਅਮ ਕਾਰਬੋਨੇਟ
kai-l-she-am kar-bo-net
PTPortuguês
calcário
kal-ka-ri-u
RUРусский
известняк
izvestnyak
SVSvenska
kalksten
kalk-sten
SWKiswahili
mawe ya chokaa
ma-we ya cho-kaa
TAதமிழ்
கால்சியம் கார்பனேட்
kaal-she-am kar-bo-net
TEతెలుగు
కల్షియం కార్బోనేట్
kal-she-am kar-bo-net
TRTürkçe
kireçtaşı
ki-reç-ta-şı
UKУкраїнська
вапняк
vap-nyak
URاردو
کلسیم کاربونیت
kal-sim kar-bo-nit
VITiếng Việt
calci
kal-si