limestone
English Thesaurus
1. a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | rock, stone, |
| definition | : | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | sedimentary rock, |
| definition | : | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | rottenstone, tripoli, |
| definition | : | a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | atomic number 20, ca, calcium, |
| definition | : | a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | atomic number 6, c, carbon, |
| definition | : | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | calcite, |
| definition | : | a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone (noun.substance) |
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