tripoli

incontable

A noun referring to a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone, which in powdered form is used for polishing.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una roca silícea meteorizada y descompuesta, utilizada en forma de polvo para pulir.

1. Polishing material C2 formal technical

   A weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone, used in powdered form for polishing metals and stones.

   • The jeweler used tripoli to polish the silver ring.
   • Tripoli powder is often applied to buff marble surfaces.
   • They refined the tripoli to a fine dust for optical lens polishing.

   🇪🇸Trípoli (piedra de pulir)

   Sinónimos: rottenstone