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CALC-TUFA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
Synonyms:
calc-tufa; tufa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("calc-tufa" is a kind of...):
rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)