tàn​suān​yán

carbonate rock

  • created sense approved 碳酸岩 · tàn​suān​yán · carbonate rock — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tàn​suān​yán

    carbonate rock

    a class of sedimentary rocks composed mainly of carbonate minerals, such as limestone or dolomite

    碳酸 (literal) → 碳酸 · tàn​suān · carbonic acid 岩 (literal) → 岩 · yán · rock

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  • created sense approved 碳酸岩 · tàn​suān​yán · carbonatite — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    tàn​suān​yán

    carbonatite

    a rare type of intrusive or extrusive igneous rock defined by a mineralogic composition consisting of greater than 50 percent carbonate minerals

    碳酸 (literal) → 碳酸 · tàn​suān · carbonic acid 岩 (literal) → 岩 · yán · rock

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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