pumice

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Synonyms: punice, pulice

Antonyms: punice, pulice

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Noun

1. 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, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[abrade]] or [[roughen]] with pumice.

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