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pum·ice  (pms)

n.

A light, porous, glassy lava, used in solid form as an abrasive and in powdered form as a polish and an abrasive.

tr.v. pum·iced, pum·ic·ing, pum·ic·es

To clean, polish, or smooth with pumice.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman pomis, from Late Latin pmex, from Latin pmex, alteration of spma, foam.]

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pu·miceous (py-mshs, p-) adj.

pumic·er n.

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pumice [ˈpʌmɪs]

n

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Also called pumice stone a light porous acid volcanic rock having the composition of rhyolite, used for scouring and, in powdered form, as an abrasive and for polishing

vb

(Engineering / Tools) (tr) to rub or polish with pumice

[C15 pomys, from Old French pomis, from Latin pūmex]

pumiceous  [pjuːˈmɪʃəs] adj

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pumice  (pms)

A usually light-colored, porous, lightweight rock of volcanic origin. The pores form when water vapor and gases escape from the lava during its quick solidification into rock.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pumice - a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive pumice stone 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"
Verb	1.	pumice - rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

Translations

pumice [ˈpʌmɪs] pumice stone [ˈpʌmɪsstəʊn] N → piedra f pómez

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pumice [ˈpʌmɪs] n (also pumice stone) → pierre f ponce

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pumice (stone)

n → Bimsstein m

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pumice [ˈpʌmɪs] n (also pumice stone) → (pietra) pomice f

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pumice [ˈpʌmɪs] n (also pumice stone) → (pietra) pomice f

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pumice

n pumice [ˈpamis]

a light kind of solidified lava. puimsteen لافا بُرْكانيَّه пемза pemza pimpsten der Bimsstein ελαφρόπετρα pómez pimss سنگ خارا hohka ponce אֶבֶן סְפוֹג झावा tajtékkő lahar padat vikur pomice 軽石 부석, 속돌 pemza pumeks pumis puimsteen pimpstein pumeks pomes (piatră) ponce пемза pemza lehnjak kamen plavac pimpsten ลาวา sünger taşı 輕石(塊)，浮石 пемза جھانواں đá bọt 轻石（块），浮石

n pumice stone

(a piece of) this type of stone used for cleaning and smoothing the skin etc. puimsteen خُفّان: زُجاج بُركاني للصَّقْل пемза pemza pimpsten der Bimsstein ελαφρόπετρα piedra pómez pimsskivi سنگ پا hohkakivi pierre ponce אֶבֶן סְפוֹג झामक habkő, horzsakő batu lahar vikur(steinn) pietra pomice 軽石 부석, 속돌 pemza pumeks batu pumis puimsteen pimpstein pumeks pedra-pomes piatră ponce пемза pemza votlič, plovec kamen plavac pimpsten หินภูเขาไฟ sünger taşı 浮石(其粉末用於去汙和磨光皮膚) пемза خانہ دار پتھر đá bọt 浮石（其粉末用于去污和磨光皮肤）