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pumice in Chinese

pumice in Chinese is 浮岩 — pumice means a light, full of tiny holes volcanic rock, often used to scrub away dead skin.

pumice in Chinese

浮岩
noun
Pronounced: fú yán
A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

What does "pumice" mean?

  1. noun A light, full of tiny holes volcanic rock, often used to scrub away dead skin.
    "She rubbed the rough patches on her feet with a pumice stone."
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pumice in a sentence

  • She rubbed the rough patches on her feet with a pumice stone.

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What is "pumice" in Chinese?

"pumice" in Chinese is 浮岩. pumice means: A light, full of tiny holes volcanic rock, often used to scrub away dead skin.

How do you pronounce 浮岩?

"pumice" in Chinese is 浮岩, pronounced "fú yán".

How do you use "pumice" in a sentence?

Example: "She rubbed the rough patches on her feet with a pumice stone." In Chinese, "pumice" is 浮岩.

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