pumicing

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A form of 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 bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pumice
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APA

pumicing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumicing

MLA

“pumicing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumicing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pumicing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumicing.

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