A rock which consists chiefly of carbonate of lime, and yields lime when burnt. (The crystalline variety of limestone is marble.)
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > limestone (76) limestone1523 A rock which consists chiefly of carbonate of lime, and yields lime when burnt. (The crystalline variety of limestone is marble.) scagliola1582 = scaglia, n. Obsolete. lime-rock1665 limestone (? now North American). scaglia1774 A local name in the Italian Alps for limestone of various colours. Subcategories:— piece of (1) — type of (7) — oolite (17) — pisolite (5) — anthraconite (3) — travertine (4) — lumachella (2) — Istrian marble or stone (2) — pseudobreccia (2) — clunch (2) — others (26) — vein in (1) |
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