calcareobituminous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

calcareo- +‎ bituminous

Adjective[edit]

calcareobituminous (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen.
    • 1878, Sir Charles Lyell, Elements of Geology:
      Here and there, also, deposits bearing testimony to the existence of fresh or brackish-water lagoons, filled with calcareobituminous mud

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