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calcareous
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calci-, calc-, calcane-, calcio-, calco-, calcar-, calx
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“calcareous”
argillo-calcareous, argillocalcareous (adjective), more argillo-calcareous, most argillo-calcareous; more argillocalcareous, most argillocalcareous
Consisting of, or containing clay: The argillo-calcareous soil that Janet bought not only contained clay but also calcareous (calcium carbonate) earth.
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argill-, argillo- +
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The death of living cells in connective tissue in which salts (containing lime or is chalky) have been overly deposited: When there is a calcareous infarct, it can result in the abnormal calcification of a body structure and the loss of normal activity of cells within a tissue which can become disrupted because of inadequate nutrition and will cause weakness and paralysis.
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farc-, fars-
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