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Word: pumice (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into the air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.

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Verb:

  • transitive To abrade or roughen with pumice.

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