calcareobituminous

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English

Etymology

From calcareo- +‎ bituminous.

Adjective

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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