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rock varnishes

rock varnishes is the plural of rock varnish.

Meaning of rock varnish

Noun

rock varnish (countable and uncountable, plural rock varnishes)

  1. A dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere, mostly comprising clay and oxides, which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years; found especially in arid deserts.
    Synonyms:
    desert varnish

Questions about rock varnishes

What is rock varnishes the plural of?
Rock varnishes is the plural of rock varnish.

Words near rock varnishes in the dictionary

  1. rock tripe
  2. rock tripes
  3. rock up
  4. Rock Valley
  5. rock varnish
  6. rock varnishes
  7. rock wallabies
  8. rock wallaby
  9. rock water
  10. rock waters
  11. rock whitebeam

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