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Translate limestone from English to French

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limestone:
- calcaire
Wiktionary:
- limestone → calcaire, castine
- limestone → calcaire

English

Detailed Translations for limestone from English to French

limestone:

limestone [the ~] nom

the limestone
le calcaire
- calcaire [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for limestone:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
calcaire	limestone
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
calcaire		calcareous; calciferous; hard; limy

Synonyms for "limestone":

rock; stone; sedimentary rock

Related Definitions for "limestone":

a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals¹

Wiktionary Translations for limestone:

limestone

noun

abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments
- limestone → calcaire

limestone

noun

chimie|nocat=1 Dépôt de carbonate de calcium
- calcaire → limestone; lime
chimie|fr Dépôt de carbonate de calcium.
- calcaire → limestone
arts|fr pierre calcaire, d’un gris blanchâtre, qui, mêlée avec certains minerais de fer, en faciliter la fusion.
- castine → limestone

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• limestone	→ calcaire	↔ Kalkstein — äußerst variables, überwiegend aus Calciumcarbonat bestehendes Sedimentgestein mit großer Bedeutung für die Bauindustrie

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