HyperDic: pumice_stone

English > 1 sense of the expression pumice stone:
NOUNsubstancepumice stone, pumicea light glass formed on the surface of some lavas
English > pumice stone: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive.
Synonympumice
Broaderrock, stonematerial consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
Spanishpiedra pómez, pumita
Catalanpedra tosca, pumicita

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