Meanings
nounrottenstone (countable and uncountable, plural rottenstones)
plural rottenstones
- countableuncountablegeographyA soft, friable limestone, used in polishes.
verbrottenstone (third-person singular simple present rottenstones, present participle rottenstoning, simple past and past participle rottenstoned)
present singular third person rottenstones · participle present rottenstoning · participle past rottenstoned · past rottenstoned
- transitiveTo polish with rottenstone.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
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rottenstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rottenstone
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“rottenstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rottenstone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rottenstone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rottenstone.
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