Synonyms for limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstoʊnlime·stone

Princeton's WordNet

1. limestonenoun

   a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

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1. • Sedimentary Rock
   • Stone

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1. List of paraphrases for "limestone":

   calcareous, lime, chalk

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1. Coco Peterson:

   Bluestone—an exceptionally hard limestone—has a low water absorption so it’s an ideal dining surface.

2. Henk Jonkers:

   It is combining nature with construction materials, nature is supplying us a lot of functionality for free -- in this case, limestone-producing bacteria. If we can implement it in materials, we can really benefit from it, so I think it's a really nice example of tying nature and the built environments together in one new concept.

3. Toby Daly-Engel:

   The coral will die, leaving just its skeleton behind, which eventually turns into limestone, then, in come the animals like starfishes and sea urchins; we call those grazers. So instead of a bunch of different species sharks, bony fishes, invertebrates and mollusks you end up with a reef with four to five species in it, tops. Thats a dead reef.