Definitions for rottenstone

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rottenstone rot·ten·stone

Spelling: [rot-n-stohn]

IPA: /ˈrɒt nˌstoʊn/

Rottenstone is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 344 anagrams from letters in rottenstone (eennoorsttt).

Definitions for rottenstone

noun

1. a friable stone resulting from the decomposition of a siliceous limestone, used as a powder for polishing metals.

Origin of rottenstone

First recorded in 1670-80; rotten + stone

Examples for rottenstone

Tripoli (and rottenstone) are used in polishing powders and scouring soaps as well as for filter blocks and many other purposes.

The unpainted surfaces will be kept clean and bright with rottenstone and oil or "Putz-pomade."

Polishing is effected by wooden wheels fed with wet pumice-powder and rottenstone and by brushes fed with moistened putty-powder.