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novaculite
no·vac·u·lite [ nō vákyə lt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
hard fine-grained rock: a hard dense fine-grained sedimentary rock containing quartz and feldspar. Use: whetstones.
[Late 18th century. < Latin novacula "razor"]
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