Saltstone
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Salt that has accumulated and hardened into a rocklike consistency. countable, uncountable
"The amount of saltstone to be produced at Savannah River is very large, about 3 million tons over 28 years; […]"
Example
More examples"The amount of saltstone to be produced at Savannah River is very large, about 3 million tons over 28 years; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English saltstone, salteston, salt stan, from Old English sealtstān (“rock salt, niter”), from Proto-West Germanic *saltastain, equivalent to salt + stone.
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