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Noun Concept
Categories: Metalworking, Materials stubs, Woodworking stubs, Abrasives, Industrial minerals
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rottenstone  tripoli  rotten stone  Rottenstones
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A weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing WordNet 3.0
English:
mineral
mining
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A weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Rotten stone, sometimes spelled as rottenstone, also known as tripoli, is fine powdered porous rock used as a polishing abrasive for metalsmithing and in woodworking. Wikipedia
A polishing agent also known as tripoli Wikipedia Disambiguation
Sedimentary rock Wikidata
A soft stone used in artistic grinding and polishing, and for cleaning metallic substances. The name is also given to other friable siliceous stones applied to similar uses. Wiktionary
A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes. Wiktionary
A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing. Wiktionary
IS A
limestone
sedimentary rock
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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rottenstone, tripoli
Wikipedia
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rotten stone
Wikidata
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rotten stone
Wiktionary
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rotten stone, rottenstone, tripoli
Wikipedia Redirections
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rottenstone, Rottenstones, tripoli (mineral)
Wikidata Alias
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rotten stone, rottenstone

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