🧾Lime stone (laim ston)

noun
/ˈlaɪm.stoʊn/
piedra caliza (piedra caliza)

Meaning

a hard sedimentary rock, composed mainly of calcium carbonate or dolomite, used as building material and in the making of cement
Traducción del significado
una roca sedimentaria dura, compuesta principalmente de carbonato de calcio o dolomita, utilizada como material de construcción y en la fabricación de cemento
una roca sedimentaria dura, compuesta principalmente de carbonato de calcio o dolomita, utilizada como material de construcción y en la fabricación de cemento

Oraciones de ejemplo

The ancient building was made of limestone blocks.

El antiguo edificio estaba hecho de bloques de piedra caliza
El antiguo edificio estaba hecho de bloques de piedra caliza

Synonyms

calcite, chalk, marble

Antonyms

sandstone, granite

Colocaciones

limestone quarry, limestone blocks, limestone caves

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