limestone

lime·stone  (lmstn)

n.

A common sedimentary rock consisting mostly of calcium carbonate, CaCO₃, used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime, carbon dioxide, and cement.

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limestone

Noun

rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate: used as a building stone and in making cement

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limestone  (lmstn)

A sedimentary rock consisting primarily of calcium carbonate, often in the form of the minerals calcite or aragonite, and sometimes with magnesium carbonate in the form of dolomite. Minor amounts of silica, feldspar, pyrite, and clay may also be present. Limestone can occur in many colors but is usually white, gray, or black. It forms either through the accumulation and compaction of fossil shells or other calcium-carbonate based marine organisms, such as coral, or through the chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate out of sea water.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

limestone - a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals atomic number 20, Ca, calcium - 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 atomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds rock, stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" sedimentary rock - rock formed from consolidated clay sediments calcite - a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone rottenstone, tripoli - a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing

Translations

limestone [ˈlaɪmstəun] n → piedra caliza

limestone [ˈlaɪmstəun] n → pierre f à chaux;

(Geo) → calcaire m

limestone [ˈlaɪmstəun] n → Kalkstein m

limestone [ˈlaɪmstəun] n → pietra calcarea;

(GEO) → calcare m