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Porous rocks
Answer for the clue "Porous rocks ", 5 letters:
tophi
Word definitions for tophi in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tophus \To"phus\, n.; pl. Tophi . [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See Toph .] [Written also tofus .] (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of tophus English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout [syn: chalkstone ] an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: tartar , calculus ] [also: tophi (pl)]