Tufa

  • 21tufa —    Soft, porous concretions of carbonate reprecipitated from saturated karst water, often around plants [22].    See also sinter; travertine …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 22túfã — s. f., g. d. art. túfei; pl. túfe …

    Romanian orthography

  • 23tufa — tu·fa || tuːfÉ™ / tju n. kind of porous limestone deposited by springs and streams …

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  • 24tufa — [ t(j)u:fə] noun 1》 a porous rock composed of calcium carbonate and formed by precipitation from water, e.g. around mineral springs. 2》 another term for tuff. Derivatives tufaceous feɪʃəs adjective Origin C18: from Ital., var. of tufo (see tuff) …

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  • 25tufa — tu·fa …

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  • 26tufa — tu•fa [[t]ˈtu fə, ˈtyu [/t]] n. gel a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like • Etymology: 1760–70; < It tufo tuff < L tōfus, tūfus tu•fa′ceous ˈfeɪ ʃəs adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27tufa — /ˈtjufə/ (say tyoohfuh) noun a porous mass of mineral calcium carbonate deposited round a spring. {Italian tufo, from Latin tōfus loose porous stone} –tufaceous /tjuˈfeɪʃəs/ (say tyooh fayshuhs), adjective …

  • 28tufa —   n. porous calcareous rock deposited by springs, etc.; rock composed of fine volcanic detritus.    ♦ tufaceous, a …

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  • 29TUFA — Sihir, efsun …

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  • 30tufa — n. 1 a porous rock composed of calcium carbonate and formed round mineral springs. 2 = TUFF. Derivatives: tufaceous adj. Etymology: It., var. of tufo: see TUFF …

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