calcaire
common nounadjective
Syllable Decomposition
calcaireborrowed from Latin calcarius (to lime), derived from calx ("lime").
Definitions
- chimie
- géologie
Synonyms
Plural
calcaires
Translations
english:limestone
italian:calcare
german:Kalkstein
arabic:حجر جيري
chinese:石灰岩
korean:석회암
spanish:caliza
finnish:kalkkikivi
greek:ασβεστόλιθος
hebrew:אבן גיר
hindi:चूना पत्थर
japanese:石灰岩
dutch:kalksteen
polish:wapień
portuguese:calcário
russian:известняк
swedish:kalksten
thai:หินปูน
turkish:kireç taşı
ukrainian:вапняк