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pumice

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noun

IPA: /ˈpʌmɪs/

Say it like: Pum-ise

The correct spelling is pumice. 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 bu…

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noun

  1. 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. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.

verb

  1. 1.To abrade or roughen with pumice.

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