- pumice powder
- <srfc.wood> (stone dust, fine abrasive and filler) ■ Bimsmehl n ; Bimssteinmehl n ; Bimssteinpulver n
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
pumice powder
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Pumice — Pum ice, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma foam: cf. AS. pumic st[=a]n. Cf. {Pounce} a powder, {Spume}.] (Min.) A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pumice stone — Pumice Pum ice, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma foam: cf. AS. pumic st[=a]n. Cf. {Pounce} a powder, {Spume}.] (Min.) A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pumice soap — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pumice — pum|ice [ˈpʌmıs] n also pumice stone [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pomis, from Latin pumex foam ] 1.) [U] very light grey rock from a ↑volcano that is crushed to a powder and used for cleaning 2.) a piece of pumice stone that you rub on … Dictionary of contemporary English
pumice — also pumice stone noun 1 (U) very light silver grey rock that has come from a volcano, and is used as a powder for cleaning 2 (C) a piece of this stone used for rubbing your skin to clean it or make it soft … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pumice soap — noun : a hard soap charged with a gritty powder (as silica, alumina, powdered pumice) … Useful english dictionary
pumice — Volcanic cinders ground to particles of varying sizes; used in dentistry for polishing restorations or teeth; an abrasive. [L. pumex (pumic ), a p. stone] * * * pum·ice pəm əs n a volcanic glass full of cavities and very light in weight used esp … Medical dictionary
pumice — noun Etymology: Middle English pomis, from Anglo French pomice, from Latin pumic , pumex more at foam Date: 15th century a volcanic glass full of cavities and very light in weight used especially in powder form for smoothing and polishing •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pumice stone — Synonyms and related words: abstergent, cathartic, cleaner, cleaning agent, cleaning solvent, cleanser, cleansing cream, cold cream, cream, dentifrice, depurant, detergent, diuretic, emetic, enema, holystone, lotion, mouthwash, nauseant,… … Moby Thesaurus
pumice — A light, porous igneous rock, formed from the foam of lava. It is used as an abrasive in both solid and powdered forms, and as a powder it is much used as a polish for marble sculpture … Glossary of Art Terms
Cosmetics in Ancient Rome — Cosmetae applying cosmetics to a wealthy Roman woman. Cosmetics, first used in Ancient Rome for ritual purposes,[1] were part of daily life for women, especially prostitutes and the wealthy. Some fashionable cosmetics, such as those imported… … Wikipedia
