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polishing slate

polishing slate noun: a mineral used for polishing glass, marble, and metals, composed chiefly of silica, with a little alumina, lime, iron oxide, and water.

Noun

polishing slate (countable and uncountable, plural polishing slates)

  1. A mineral used for polishing glass, marble, and metals, composed chiefly of silica, with a little alumina, lime, iron oxide, and water.

Forms of polishing slate

pluralpolishing slates

Questions about polishing slate

What does polishing slate mean?
Polishing slate means a mineral used for polishing glass, marble, and metals, composed chiefly of silica, with a little alumina, lime, iron oxide, and water.
What part of speech is polishing slate?
Polishing slate is a noun.
What is the plural of polishing slate?
The plural of polishing slate is polishing slates.

Words near polishing slate in the dictionary

  1. polishest
  2. polishing
  3. polishing a turd
  4. polishing off
  5. polishing one's rocket
  6. polishing slate
  7. polishing slates
  8. polishing the pearl
  9. polishing up
  10. polishing up on
  11. polishings

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