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ORIENTAL ALABASTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard compact kind of calcite
Synonyms:
alabaster; Mexican onyx; onyx marble; oriental alabaster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oriental alabaster" is a kind of...):
calcite (a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone)