limestone

FREQ #18924 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 石灰石 [化] 石灰石; 石灰岩

发音

US /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/
其它
UK /ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn/

词形变化

limestones 复数 limestones

别名

limestn. lime-stone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

    石灰岩

    灰岩

    青石

    可数 不可数

    a limestone viaduct

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

rock stone

下位词 2

tripoli rottenstone

部分词 5

c carbon calcium CA calcite

相关短语

limestone pavement limestone hawksbeard limestone pavements Limestone County limestone salamander [网络] 石灰蝾螈 limestone salamanders Limestone Coast hydraulic limestone lithographic limestone mountain limestone scar limestone magnesian limestone honeycomb limestone

词源

From lime + stone.

来源：wiktionary