Calc-Tufa Synonym

Calc-Tufa Definitions

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Limestone : چونے کا پتھر , Stalactite : کلسی رسوب , Stalagmite : رسوب کلسی فرش , Osteoporosis : ہڈی کی سختی , Crumpet : ایک قسم کا موٹا اور نرم کیک , Spongelike : نرم اور مسام دار , Flower People : انتہائی آزاد خیال لوگ , Stucco : پینٹ , Sponge : اسفنج , Coal : کوئلہ , Heulandite : ہیولینڈائٹ دھات , Loam : زرخیز زمین , Sand : بالو , Agglomerate : آتش فشاں کا پتھر , Dirt : زمین کا وہ بالائی حصہ , Breccia : نوک دار پتھر , Nephrite : گردہ پتھر؛ تابدار دھات کی سفید گہری سبز قسم , Teddy : کھلونے والا ریچ , Fat : چربی , Xenolith : کسی چٹان میں پائے جانے والے وہ ٹکڑے جو اس چٹان سے متعلق نہ ہوں , Atomic Number 11 : سوڈیم , Cancellate : جالی دار , Platform Bed : اسپرنگ کے بغیر بیڈ , Chalybite : لوہے کی حالت خام , Beginning : وہ جگہ جہاں سے کوئی چیز شروع ہو , Sponge Cake : ہلکے میٹھے کا ایک کیک , Limeade : لیموں کا شربت , Air-Slake : ہوا لگانا , Maildrop : وہ جگہ جہاں ڈاک یا خط جمع ہوتے ہیں , Bone-Ash Cup : کٹھالی , Deposit : تلچھٹ

Useful Words Definitions

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Limestone: a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals.

Stalactite: a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave.

Stalagmite: a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave.

Osteoporosis: abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women.

Crumpet: a thick soft cake with a porous texture; cooked on a griddle.

Spongelike: easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility.

Flower People: a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music.

Stucco: a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces.

Sponge: a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used.

Coal: fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period.

Heulandite: a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium.

Loam: a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.

Sand: a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral.

Agglomerate: volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together.

Dirt: the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock.

Breccia: a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand.

Nephrite: an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders.

Teddy: plaything consisting of a child`s toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials).

Fat: a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides).

Xenolith: (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded.

Atomic Number 11: a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt).

Cancellate: having an open or latticed or porous structure.

Platform Bed: a bed without springs.

Chalybite: iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate.

Beginning: the place where something begins, where it springs into being.

Sponge Cake: a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening.

Limeade: sweetened beverage of lime juice and water.

Air-Slake: alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate.

Maildrop: a drop where mail can be deposited.

Bone-Ash Cup: a small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead.

Deposit: matter that has been deposited by some natural process.