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Definition of Pumice stone
1. Noun. A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive.
Definition of Pumice stone
1. Noun. A piece of pumice; also used as a collective noun. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pumice Stone
Literary usage of Pumice stone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1856)
"tube is filled with pumice-stone saturated with sulphuric acid, and is connected
with a tube for absorbing the carbonic acid. ..."
2. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"Most of the pieces are seven to eight inches in diameter ; many contained two to
three cubic feet. In places where the pumice-stone is several feet in depth ..."
3. Clinical Rheumatology: A Problem-oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management by Roland W. Moskowitz (1921)
"This requires much more time, and some advantage may be obtained by using pumice
stone with the cloth or with cork. After rubbing with pumice stone, ..."
4. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"Pumice-stone.—Animals, &c. ... We visited one of the bays, north of Port Jackson,
on the north shore of which, there were banks of Pumice- stone. ..."
5. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"We visited one of the bays, north of Port Jackson, on the north shore of which,
there were banks of Pumice- stone. This volcanic production has, ..."
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