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    DOLOMITE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizerplay

    Synonyms:

    bitter spar; dolomite

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("dolomite" is a kind of...):

    mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

    Meronyms (substance of "dolomite"):

    atomic number 12; magnesium; Mg (a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine))

    Derivation:

    dolomitic (relating to or consisting of dolomite)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonateplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("dolomite" is a kind of...):

    rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)

    Derivation:

    dolomitic (relating to or consisting of dolomite)

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