calcaire | |
book.bind. | chalky |
chem. | limy; calcium carbonate |
earth.sc. | lime-stone |
environ. | limestone; limestone |
life.sc. coal. | calcareous |
met. | limestone flux; swine-stone; buhr |
feuilleté | |
chem. | foliated |
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boiler scale | |||
lime-stone; lime | |||
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chalky | |||
limy; calcium carbonate | |||
limestone; limestone A sedimentary rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate, primarily in the form of the mineral calcite and with or without magnesium carbonate. Limestones are formed by either organic or inorganic processes, and may be detrital, chemical, oolitic, earthy, crystalline, or recrystallized; many are highly fossiliferous and clearly represent ancient shell banks or coral reefs | |||
calcareous | |||
limestone flux; swine-stone; buhr | |||
carbonate of lime |
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