Calcite

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkælˌsaɪt

Definitions

A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolcalcita

Françaiscalcite

DeutschCalcit Kalkspat

22 more languages

العربيةكالسيت

Češtinavápenec

Ελληνικάασβεστίτης

Esperantokalcito

Euskarakaltzita

Suomikalkkisälpä kalsiitti

עבריתגיר

Magyarkalcit

Íslenskakalkspat kalsít

Italianocalcite

日本語方解石

Қазақ тілікальцит

한국어방해석

Nederlandscalciet

Polskikalcyt

Portuguêscalcita calcite

Românăcalcit

Русскийкальцит

Türkçekalsit

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

calcitization calcitonin calcitration calcitriol calcitroic acid calciturbidite

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