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CALC-TUFA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calc-tufa mean?
• CALC-TUFA (noun)
The noun CALC-TUFA has 1 sense:
1. a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
Familiarity information: CALC-TUFA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
calc-tufa; tufa
Hypernyms ("calc-tufa" is a kind of...):
rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)
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