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limestone

lime·stone [ lm stn ] (plural lime·stones)


noun 
Definition:
 
rock made from ocean organisms: sedimentary rock formed from the skeletons and shells of ocean organisms that consists chiefly of calcium carbonate. Use: in construction, in making lime and cement.

[15th century. <lime1]
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