hydraulic limestone

noun

A limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, underwater.

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nounhydraulic limestone (countable and uncountable, plural hydraulic limestones)

plural hydraulic limestones

  1. countableuncountableA limestone which contains some clay, and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a firm, strong mass, underwater.
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