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Definition of Tufa

1. Noun. A soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime.

2. Noun. Hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash.

Definition of Tufa

1. a porous limestone [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tufa

1. A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; called also calcareous tufa. A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of consolidated cinders, or scoria. Origin: It. Fufo soft, sandy stone, L. Tofus, tophus. Cf. Tofus, Toph, and Tophin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tufa

tucotucos Tucson tucum tucuma tucutuco tucutucos Tudor Tudor arch Tudor architecture tudung

tue Tues Tuesday tuet tufa (current term) tufa (current term) tufaceous tufaceous tufas tuff

tuff tuffaceous tuffe tuffes tuffet tuffets tuffs tuffstone body tufoli tuft

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