Definition
Containing calcium carbonate; made of, resembling, or containing chalk or limestone.
Etymology
From Latin calcarius (relating to chalk or lime, from calx meaning lime or chalk), used since ancient times to describe chalk-based or limestone materials.
Kelly Says
Calcareous soils are actually really important for agriculture because calcium makes soil less acidic—farmers have used chalk and limestone for thousands of years to 'sweeten' their soil and grow better crops.
Translations
ARالعربية
مالحمي
ma-la-hmi
BNবাংলা
ক্যালসিয়াম কার্বনেট
kal-si-yam kar-bo-net
CACatalà
calcari
kal-ka-ree
CSČeština
vápenatý
va-pe-nat-y
DADansk
kalkholdig
kalk-hol-dig
DEDeutsch
kalkhaltig
kalk-hal-tig
ESEspañol
calcáreo
kal-ka-RE-o
FAفارسی
کلسیم کربنات
kal-sim kar-bo-na-at
FISuomi
kalkinen
kalk-i-nen
FRFrançais
calcaireux
kal-kAIR-ø
HAHA
kalshiyum karbonat
kal-shi-yum kar-bo-nat
HIहिन्दी
चूनायुक्त
chuna-yukta
IDBahasa Indonesia
kapur
ka-pur
ITItaliano
calcareo
kal-ka-RE-o
JA日本語
石灰質の
sek-sui-jitsu-no
KKKK
кальций карбонат
kal-tsi-y kar-bo-nat
KMKM
កាលស៊ីយ៉ុម កាប៊ុន
ka-lsi-yum ka-bun
KO한국어
유황석의
yu-hwang-seok-ui
MRMR
कॅल्शियम कार्बोनेट
kaal-shi-yam kar-bo-net
MSBahasa Melayu
kalsium karbonat
kal-sium kar-bo-nat
MYမြန်မာ
ကယ်လ်စီယမ် ကားဗွန်နိတ်
kae-lsi-yam kae-rbo-net
NLNederlands
kalkig
kalk-ig
NONorsk
kalsifikert
kal-si-fi-kert
PAPA
ਕੈਲਸ਼ੀਅਮ ਕਾਰਬੋનેટ
kael-shi-yam kar-bo-net
PLPolski
wapienny
va-pie-nny
PTPortuguês
calcário
kal-ka-REE-o
RORomână
calcaros
kal-ka-rohs
RUРусский
известковый
izvest-kovyy
SVSvenska
kalkhaltig
kalk-hal-tig
SWKiswahili
mawe ya chokaa
ma-we ya cho-kaa
TAதமிழ்
கால்சியம் கார்பனேட்
kaal-si-yam kar-bo-ne-ad
TEతెలుగు
కెల్షియం కార్బోనేట్
kel-shi-yam kar-bo-ne-ad
THไทย
แคลเซียมคาร์บอเนต
kla-se-um-kar-bo-net
TLTL
kalkyum karbonato
kalk-yum kar-bo-na-to
TRTürkçe
kireçtaşı
ki-resh-ta-she
UKУкраїнська
вапняний
vop-nya-nyy
URاردو
کلسیم کاربونات
kal-sim kar-bo-na-at
YOYO
kálkíyóm káàbùnnà
kal-kee-om kaa-boon-na
ZUZU
ikalkamu
i-kal-ka-mu