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packstone

packstone noun: a kind of grain-supported calcareous rock containing lime mud.

Noun

packstone (countable and uncountable, plural packstones)

  1. A kind of grain-supported calcareous rock containing lime mud.

Forms of packstone

pluralpackstones

Origin of packstone

From pack + stone.

Questions about packstone

What does packstone mean?
Packstone means a kind of grain-supported calcareous rock containing lime mud.
What part of speech is packstone?
Packstone is a noun.
What is the plural of packstone?
The plural of packstone is packstones.

Words near packstone in the dictionary

  1. packshot
  2. packshots
  3. packstaff
  4. packstaffs
  5. packstaves
  6. packstone
  7. packstones
  8. packthread
  9. packthreads
  10. packtong
  11. packtrain

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