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pumice
[ puhm-is ]
noun
- Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
verb (used with object)
- to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice.
pumice
/ ˈpʌmɪs; pjuːˈmɪʃəs /
noun
- Also calledpumice stone a light porous acid volcanic rock having the composition of rhyolite, used for scouring and, in powdered form, as an abrasive and for polishing
verb
- tr to rub or polish with pumice
pumice
/ pŭm′ĭs /
- A usually light-colored, porous, lightweight rock of volcanic origin. The pores form when water vapor and gases escape from the lava during its quick solidification into rock.
Derived Forms
- pumiceous, adjective
Other Words From
- pu·mi·ceous [pyoo-, mish, -, uh, s], adjective
- pumic·er noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pumice1
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Example Sentences
They had also visited Pompeii, the ancient Italian city buried under volcanic ash and pumice when Mt.
A wide residential and commercial block, known as "Region 9", is being cleared of several metres of overlying pumice and ash thrown out by Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago.
In addition to lava, volcanos eject large amounts of pumice, ashes and gases as a fast-moving flow, known as "pyroclastic flow," and its sediments are a valuable data source on past eruptions.
Stocker says, “There are other green companies in Seattle that won’t clean ovens because they believe there is no eco-friendly option. But there is and we clean them every day: pumice stone.”
A small ship called “Olive” came across “ribbons” of pumice on the sea’s surface.
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