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pumice
[ puhm-is ]
noun
- Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
verb (used with object)
- to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice.
pumice
/ ˈpÊŒmɪs; pjuËˈmɪʃəs /
noun
- Also calledpumice stone a light porous acid volcanic rock having the composition of rhyolite, used for scouring and, in powdered form, as an abrasive and for polishing
verb
- tr to rub or polish with pumice
pumice
/ ±èų¾â€²Ä²õ /
- A usually light-colored, porous, lightweight rock of volcanic origin. The pores form when water vapor and gases escape from the lava during its quick solidification into rock.
Derived Forms
- pumiceous, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è³Ü·³¾¾±Â·³¦±ð´Ç³Ü²õ [pyoo-, mish, -, uh, s], adjective
- ±è³Ü³¾î€ƒi³¦Â·±ð°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pumice1
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Example Sentences
The Paiute-Shoshone Indians later chipped away at the red pumice stone, which exposed the lighter rock minerals underneath, according to the Bureau of Land Management.
Besides the acids and bacteria, the balls also contained volcanic rock pumice.
They had also visited Pompeii, the ancient Italian city buried under volcanic ash and pumice when Mt.
A wide residential and commercial block, known as "Region 9", is being cleared of several metres of overlying pumice and ash thrown out by Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago.
In addition to lava, volcanos eject large amounts of pumice, ashes and gases as a fast-moving flow, known as "pyroclastic flow," and its sediments are a valuable data source on past eruptions.
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