pumice

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpʌm.ɪs/

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Noun

Singular pumice

Plural pumices

1. Pumice is a light, porous rock that forms when lava solidifies very quickly.

Verb

Plain form pumice

Third-person singular pumices

Past tense pumiced

Past participle pumiced

Present participle pumicing

1. (transitive) If you pumice something, you rub its surface with pumice.