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calcareoargillaceous

calcareoargillaceous adjective: consisting of, or containing, chalk and clay.

Adjective

calcareoargillaceous (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of, or containing, chalk and clay.

Origin of calcareoargillaceous

From calcareo- + argillaceous.

Questions about calcareoargillaceous

What does calcareoargillaceous mean?
Calcareoargillaceous means consisting of, or containing, chalk and clay.
What part of speech is calcareoargillaceous?
Calcareoargillaceous is an adjective.

Words near calcareoargillaceous in the dictionary

  1. calcarean
  2. calcareans
  3. calcarenite
  4. calcarenites
  5. calcarenitic
  6. calcareoargillaceous
  7. calcareobituminous
  8. calcareocorneous
  9. calcareosiliceous
  10. calcareous
  11. calcareous sponge

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