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ORIENTAL ALABASTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oriental alabaster mean?
• ORIENTAL ALABASTER (noun)
The noun ORIENTAL ALABASTER has 1 sense:
1. a hard compact kind of calcite
Familiarity information: ORIENTAL ALABASTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard compact kind of calcite
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
alabaster; Mexican onyx; onyx marble; oriental alabaster
Hypernyms ("oriental alabaster" is a kind of...):
calcite (a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone)
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