Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcarious

/kælˈkɛəɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-car-i-ous
IPA: /kælˈkɛəɹi.əs/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having calcium carbonate; chalky

Example Sentences

"At the top of the left ventricle, in the substance of the fleshy fibres, there was a concretion of calcarious phosphate, of a rounded form, and about the size of a small nut."

Homonyms

calcareous

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious belisarius carious sicarius

Questions

How do you pronounce calcarious?: The recorded pronunciation is /kælˈkɛəɹi.əs/.
What does calcarious mean?: having calcium carbonate; chalky

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