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calcareosiliceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-care-osiliceous
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of, or containing, both calcareous and siliceous earths.

Etymology

From calcareo- + siliceous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more calcareosiliceous (comparative) most calcareosiliceous (superlative)

Synonyms

silicicalcareous

Questions

What does calcareosiliceous mean?
Consisting of, or containing, both calcareous and siliceous earths.
Where does calcareosiliceous come from?
From calcareo- + siliceous.

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