Definition of Pumice stone

1. Noun. A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive.

Exact synonyms: Pumice
Generic synonyms: Rock, Stone
Derivative terms: Pumice

Definition of Pumice stone

1. Noun. A piece of pumice; also used as a collective noun. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pumice Stone

pulvinoid
pulvinus
pulwar
pulwars
puly
puma
pumalike
pumas
pumelo
pumelos
pumicate
pumicated
pumicates
pumicating
pumice
pumice stone
pumice stones
pumiced
pumicelike
pumiceous
pumicer
pumicers
pumices
pumiciform
pumicing
pumicite
pumicites
pumie
pumies
pummace

Literary usage of Pumice stone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1856)
"tube is filled with pumice-stone saturated with sulphuric acid, and is connected with a tube for absorbing the carbonic acid. ..."

2. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1877)
"Most of the pieces are seven to eight inches in diameter ; many contained two to three cubic feet. In places where the pumice-stone is several feet in depth ..."

3. Clinical Rheumatology: A Problem-oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management by Roland W. Moskowitz (1921)
"This requires much more time, and some advantage may be obtained by using pumice stone with the cloth or with cork. After rubbing with pumice stone, ..."

4. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"Pumice-stone.—Animals, &c. ... We visited one of the bays, north of Port Jackson, on the north shore of which, there were banks of Pumice- stone. ..."

5. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"We visited one of the bays, north of Port Jackson, on the north shore of which, there were banks of Pumice- stone. This volcanic production has, ..."

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