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pumice stone
abrasive
phrygian stone
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light
pumiced
pumiciform
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igneous rock
pumiceous
roughen
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pyroclastic
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lava
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porous
Definitions:
Noun
pumice
pumice stone
Definition: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
Definition: A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.
Verb
pumice
Definition: rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen
Definition: To abrade or roughen with pumice.