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chalkstone

[ chawk-stohn ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout.


chalkstone

/ ˈ³Ùʃɔ˰ìËŒ²õ³Ùəʊ²Ô /

noun

  1. pathol another name for tophus
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³ó²¹±ô°ìs³Ù´Ç²Ôy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chalkstone1

1350–1400; Middle English, for sense “limestoneâ€; 1730–40 for current sense. See chalk, stone
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The excavation unearthed ruins of a building with cups made of chalkstone, a material deemed appropriate for Jewish religious rites, pointing to the presence of the exiled Sanhedrin legislative assembly, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.

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The above-mentioned stone cliffs consisted of grey coarse chalkstone.

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These nodular concretions are called tophi or chalkstones.

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Describing a herd of reindeer which had passed near him, Little Mok took up a piece of Old Mok's red chalkstone and on the wall of the cave drew a picture of the animal.

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