| Pronunciation: | | 'lIm`stown
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| Matching Terms: | | limestone fern, limestone salamander
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| | Definition: | | [n] a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 20, atomic number 6, C, Ca, calcite, calcium, carbon, rock, sedimentary rock, stone |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lime"stone`\ (l[imac]m"st[=o]n`), n.
A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate
of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and
is then called magnesian or {dolomitic limestone}.
Crystalline limestone is called {marble}.
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