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Word entry · 9 letters

limestone

Best crossword clue

"Calcium-rich rock"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/Part of speech nounSorted eeilmnostStarts with LEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
1L2I3M4E5S6T7O8N9E

Definitions

  1. A sedimentary rock rich in calcium carbonate.

Word origin

From lime + stone.

Used in a sentence

  • a limestone viaduct
  • The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
  • As each blast furnace uses 200 tons of limestone daily, and each limestone kiln 150 tons, a total of 730 tons of limestone has to be carried daily, in addition to limestone chippings, which are sold.

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