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calcareobituminous

calcareobituminous adjective: consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.

Adjective

calcareobituminous (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
    • Here and there, also, deposits bearing testimony to the existence of fresh or brackish-water lagoons, filled with calcareobituminous mud1878, Sir Charles Lyell, Elements of Geology

Origin of calcareobituminous

From calcareo- + bituminous.

Questions about calcareobituminous

What does calcareobituminous mean?
Calcareobituminous means consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
What part of speech is calcareobituminous?
Calcareobituminous is an adjective.

Words near calcareobituminous in the dictionary

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

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