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hypertufa

hypertufa noun: an anthropic rock made from aggregates bonded with Portland cement, intended as a substitute for natural tufa.

Noun

hypertufa (uncountable)

  1. An anthropic rock made from aggregates bonded with Portland cement, intended as a substitute for natural tufa.
    • There are weight restrictions on rooftops and terraces, of course, and fiberglass is a lot lighter than tufa, the limestone rock used in alpine gardens, or the mix of cement, peat and sand that makes up hypertufa, the artificial stone used for troughs.2007 June 7, Anne Raver, “Above Midtown, a Lilliputian Universe”, in New York Times

Origin of hypertufa

From hyper- + tufa.

Questions about hypertufa

What does hypertufa mean?
Hypertufa means an anthropic rock made from aggregates bonded with Portland cement, intended as a substitute for natural tufa.
What part of speech is hypertufa?
Hypertufa is a noun.

Words near hypertufa in the dictionary

  1. hypertrophy
  2. hypertrophying
  3. hypertropia
  4. hypertropias
  5. hypertropic
  6. hypertufa
  7. hypertumor
  8. hypertumors
  9. hypertumour
  10. hypertumours
  11. hypertussive

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