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PRONUNCIATION OF STINKSTONE

stinkstone  [ˈstɪŋkˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STINKSTONE

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Stinkstone is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STINKSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anthraconite

Anthraconite or stinkstone is a form of black to grey, bituminous bearing marble, calcite or limestone which produces an unpleasant odour when struck or rubbed. It is thought to have been formed when limestone is deposited under anaerobic conditions. Some anthraconite releases enough petroleum when struck, that it may be lit. At least one locality where it is found is in the vicinity of Traverse City, Michigan.

Definition of stinkstone in the English dictionary

The definition of stinkstone in the dictionary is any of various rocks producing a fetid odour when struck, esp certain limestones.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STINKSTONE


bakestone
ˈbeɪkˌstəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
chalkstone
ˈtʃɔːkˌstəʊn
chockstone
ˈtʃɒkˌstəʊn
clinkstone
ˈklɪŋkˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
drakestone
ˈdreɪkˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
inkstone
ˈɪŋkˌstəʊn
jackstone
ˈdʒækˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sleekstone
ˈsliːkˌstəʊn
slickstone
ˈslɪkˌstəʊn
snakestone
ˈsneɪkˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STINKSTONE

stink trap
stinkard
stinker
stinkeroo
stinkhorn
stinkier
stinkiest
stinking
stinking badger
stinking goosefoot
stinking iris
stinking mayweed
stinking smut
stinkingly
stinkingness
stinko
stinkpot
stinkweed
stinkwood
stinky

WORDS THAT END LIKE STINKSTONE

birthstone
bluestone
brownstone
capstone
cobblestone
Ecclestone
Gladstone
greystone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
lodestone
Maidstone
moonstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
stepping stone
stone
tombstone
tone
touchstone

Synonyms and antonyms of stinkstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Vietnamese

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Kokulutaş
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Trends of use of stinkstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STINKSTONE»

The term «stinkstone» is normally little used and occupies the 134.576 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STINKSTONE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STINKSTONE»

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1
System of Mineralogy
It occurs in beds in the flostz or secondary limestone and gypsum formations, along with stinkstone, in Thin-ingia and Manst'eld. Observations. 1. The grey colours, dusty particles, meagre feel, and lightness, characterise this mineral. It passes ...
‎1820
2
The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal
and in some places met with rocks of that kind of limestone named Stinkstone, from the peculiarly fetid odour it exhales when pounded. The middle and western part of this inlet, named Prince Regenfs Inlet, was blocked up, with ice as far as ...
‎1821
3
The Edinburgh encyclopaedia, conducted by D. Brewster
Stinkstein, »y. Werner. Stinkstone. External Characters. — Its colours are white, grey, pitch-black, yellow, and brown. Sometimes dendritic on the surface, or clouded with greyish-black. Occurs massive, disseminated, also in distinct concretions ...
Edinburgh encyclopaedia, sir David Brewster, 1830
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Transactions of the Geological Society of London
Stinkstone — a great development of a highly fetid, slaty, cream-coloured marlstone, with many plants and some shells. It forms the roof of the lignite, and usually splits into finely laminated slabs, like the lithographic slate of Solenhofen,  ...
Geological Society of London, 1835
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Transactions Of The Geological Society
Stinkstone-a great development of a highly fetid, slaty, cream-coloured marlstone , with many plants and some shells. It forms the roof of the lignite, and usually splits into finely laminated slabs, like the lithographic slate ofSolenhofen, offering a ...
‎1835
6
The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
and in some places met with rocks of that kind of limestone nam~ ed Stinkstone, from the peculiarly fetid odour it exhales when pounded. The middle and western part of this inlet, named Prince Regent's Inlet, was blocked up with ice as far as ...
‎1821
7
A system of mineralogy
Geognostic and Geographic Situations. It occurs in beds in the first and second floetz limestone and gypsum formations, along with stinkstone, in Thu- ringia and Mansfeld. Observations. 1. It passes into Limestone, Stinkstone, and Black Clay.
Robert Jameson, 1816
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Transactions of the geological society, established November ...
Stinkstone-a great development of a highly fetid, slaty, cream-coloured marlstone , with many plants and some shells. It forms the roof of the lignite, and usually splits into finely laminated slabs, like the lithographic slate of Solenhofen, oifering a ...
‎1835
9
Danmarks geologiske undersøgelse
also contains a number of small angular quartz grains and small grains of glauconite. The Exsulans Limestone is overlain by a black stinkstone with the same structure development as in Locality 2. Gronwall (1902) states that the Exsulans ...
‎1945
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Acta palaeontologica Polonica
Modified from Henningsmoen (1957), following Nielsen and Schovsbo (1999). zones there is a 1.50 m thick stinkstone bed referred to as “The Great Stinkstone Bed". It comprises a lower part measuring 0.30 m and a upper part measuring 1.20 ...
‎2003

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