Calcareous

Calcareous

A descriptive term used for rocks and other earth materials that have an abundance of calcium carbonate

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calcareous

Building materials; Concrete

Containing calcium carbonate or, less generally, containing the element calcium.

calcareous

Earth science; Geology

A descriptive term used for rocks and other earth materials that have an abundance of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). For example, a calcareous sandstone has up to 50% calcium ...

calcareous

Biology; Biochemistry

The body parts of animals which contain calcium as shells, bones and exoskeleton and they protect the animals, are called as calcareous.

calcareous

Earth science; Physical oceanography

Of or containing calcium carbonate or another, usually insoluble, calcium salt.

calcar

Agriculture; Rice science

An anatomical spur (spine or spike ) or spur-like projection in an insect.

calcareous

Earth science; Geology

A descriptive term used for rocks and other earth materials that have an abundance of calcium carbonate

Toni voda

Travel; Travel sites; Geology

Toni voda is a subterranean river, located in a karst field, just a couple of kilometers from Galichnik.

drumlin

Earth science; Geology

Streamlined hill, largely of till, with blunt end pointing into direction from which ice moved. Occur in clusters called drumlin fields.

drylands

Earth science; Geology

A general term for semiarid and desert lands.

ductile

Earth science; Geology

Structural behavior in which a material deforms permanently without fracturing.

dust bowl

Earth science; Geology

An area subject to dust storms, especially south central United States.

dust storm

Earth science; Geology

Large volume of dust-sized particles lifted high into the atmosphere.

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