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Pronunciation : Cre*ta"ceous (kr-t"shs)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See Crayon.]
Definition : Defn: Having the qualities of chalk;abounding with chalk; chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See Chalk. Cretaceous acid, an old name for carbonic acid. -- Cretaceous formation (Geol.), the series of strata of various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc., formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the chalk formation. See the Diagram under Geology. -- Cretaceous period (Geol.), the time in the latter part of the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was deposited.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Cre*ta"ceous
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of time following the Jurassic and preceding the Eocene.

Also Cre*tac"ic. (Geol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913