"stinkstone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stinkstones [plural]
Etymology: stink + stone Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stink|stone}} stink + stone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stinkstone (countable and uncountable, plural stinkstones)
  1. (mineralogy) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar that emit a foetid odour on being struck. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: swinestone

Inflected forms

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