floatstone
floatstone · floatstones
A kind of calcareous rock, more than 10% of which is made up of grains larger than two…A kind of calcareous rock, more than 10% of which is made up of grains larger than two millimetres, and which is matrix-supported.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A kind of calcareous rock, more than 10% of which is made up of grains larger than two millimetres, and which is matrix-supported.
Origin
From float + stone.From float + stone.
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Forms
plural: floatstones| Singular | floatstone |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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