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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)

  1. 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.
  2. (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?)

  1. Made of or with limestone.

See also

  • karst

Anagrams

  • lemoniest, milestone

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