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Powdered rock used as an abrasive
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rottenstone
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n. (context geology English) A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing [syn: tripoli ]
Usage examples of rottenstone.
He did not brood over a storm, therefore, but continued to consider the subject which had so deeply interested him since he discovered Mulgrum on his knees at the door, with a rag and a saucer of rottenstone in his hands.