Calcaria

/kælˈkeɪriə/ noun

Definition

Plural of calcarium; lime kilns or kilns used for calcifying materials; also referring to calcium deposits or formations.

Etymology

From Latin calcaria (lime kilns or furnaces for burning limestone), derived from calx (lime or chalk), with -aria (place suffix).

Kelly Says

Roman armies actually carried calcaria (lime kilns) with them as they conquered territories—they could make fresh cement and plaster anywhere they went, which is why Roman buildings built 2,000 years ago are still standing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Kalk
kalk
ARالعربية
كلسيت
kal-siyt
BNবাংলা
ক্যালসিয়াম
kal-she-yam
CACatalà
calcària
kal-ka-ree-a
CSČeština
vápník
vap-nik
DADansk
kalk
kalk
DEDeutsch
Kalkstein
kalks-tain
ELΕλληνικά
μαλλί
mal-li
ESEspañol
calcaria
kal-ka-ree-a
FAفارسی
کلسیم
kal-seem
FISuomi
kalkki
kalk-ki
FRFrançais
calcaire
kal-kAIR
GUGU
કેલ્શીયમ
kel-she-yam
HAHA
kalshiamu
kal-shee-amu
HEעברית
גבס
g-v-s
HIहिन्दी
कैल्शियम
kal-she-yam
HUMagyar
kőris
kő-ris
IDBahasa Indonesia
calcaria
kal-ka-ri-a
IGIG
kalshiamu
kal-shee-amu
ITItaliano
calcaria
kal-ka-ree-a
JA日本語
カルカリア
karukaria
KKKK
кәлім
ka-lim
KMKM
គ្រាន
k-ra-an
KO한국어
칼카리아
kalka-ria
MRMR
कॅल्शियम
kal-she-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
kalsium
kal-see-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကယ်လ်စီယမ်
kae-l-see-yam
NLNederlands
calcar
kal-kar
NONorsk
kalk
kalk
PAPA
ਕੈਲਸ਼ੀਅਮ
kai-l-she-yam
PLPolski
kalcyt
kal-sit
PTPortuguês
calcarina
kal-ka-ree-na
RORomână
calcar
kal-kar
RUРусский
известняк
izvestnyak
SVSvenska
kalcium
kal-see-um
SWKiswahili
mawe ya chokaa
ma-we ya cho-kaa
TAதமிழ்
கால்சியம்
kaal-she-yam
TEతెలుగు
క్యాలియం
kyal-ee-yam
THไทย
แคลเซียม
khlæ-sîam
TLTL
kalkaryo
kal-ka-ri-yo
TRTürkçe
kalker
kal-ker
UKУкраїнська
вапняк
vopnyak
URاردو
کلسیم
kal-seem
VITiếng Việt
calcaria
kal-ka-ri-a
YOYO
kálkí
kal-kee
ZH中文
钙石
gài shí
ZUZU
ikalk
i-kalk

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