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limestone
English
Etymology
From lime +? stone.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?la?msto?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?la?mst??n/
Noun
limestone (countable and uncountable, plural limestones)
- An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
- (attributive) Pertaining to or made of limestone.
- The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
Synonyms
- lime
- calcium carbonate
Hyponyms
- (mineralogy): bluestone, burrstone, calp, coquina, coral rag, chalk, malm, marble, travertine, tufa
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
limestone (not comparable)(Should we delete(+) this sense?)
- Made of or with limestone.
See also
- karst
Anagrams
- lemoniest, milestone
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lithodome
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
Ancient Greek
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Noun
lithodome (plural lithodomes)
- (zoology) Any member of several species of bivalves that form and inhabit holes in limestone; especially any of the genus Lithodomus.
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