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Synonyms for limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstoʊnlime·stone
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Princeton's WordNet
limestonenoun
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#9855 | lime | |
#15366 | chalk | |
#15837 | limestone | |
#42364 | calcareous |
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It is combining nature with construction materials, nature is supplying us a lot of functionality for free -- in this case, limestone-producing bacteria. If we can implement it in materials, we can really benefit from it, so I think it's a really nice example of tying nature and the built environments together in one new concept.
Bluestone—an exceptionally hard limestone—has a low water absorption so it’s an ideal dining surface.
The coral will die, leaving just its skeleton behind, which eventually turns into limestone, then, in come the animals like starfishes and sea urchins; we call those grazers. So instead of a bunch of different species sharks, bony fishes, invertebrates and mollusks you end up with a reef with four to five species in it, tops. Thats a dead reef.
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- вапнякBelarusian
- варовикBulgarian
- ঘুটিংBengali
- pedra calcàriaCatalan, Valencian
- vápenecCzech
- calchfaenWelsh
- kalkstenDanish
- KalksteinGerman
- ασβεστόλιθοςGreek
- kalkoŝtonoEsperanto
- calizaSpanish
- lubjakiviEstonian
- سنگ آهکPersian
- kalkkikiviFinnish
- calcaireFrench
- גיר, אבן גירHebrew
- mészkőHungarian
- կրաքարArmenian
- batu kapurIndonesian
- kalksteinnIcelandic
- calcareItalian
- 石灰岩Japanese
- 석회암Korean
- calxLatin
- klintisLithuanian
- kaļķakmensLatvian
- pākehoMāori
- kalksteenDutch
- kalksteinNorwegian
- wapieńPolish
- calcárioPortuguese
- calcarRomanian
- известнякRussian
- krečnjak, вапненац, vapnenac, кречњакSerbo-Croatian
- vápenecSlovak
- apnenecSlovene
- kalkstenSwedish
- [[kireç]] [[taşTurkish
- [[ھاك]] [[تېشى]]Uyghur, Uighur
- вапнякUkrainian
- đá vôiVietnamese
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