† pumiciformadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pūmic- , pūmex , -iform comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin pūmic-, pūmex pumex n. + -iform comb. form. Compare French pumiciforme (1869 in Littré).R. G. Mayne gives also a Latin form pumiciformis:1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1044/2 Pumiciformis, Geol. resembling pumice stone in appearance, as the Lava pumiciformis: pumiciform. N.E.D.(1909) gives the pronunciation as (piūmisifǭɹm) /ˈpjuːmɪsɪfɔːm/.

Obsolete. rare.

Having the form, appearance, or texture of pumice.

ΚΠ

1856 D. D. Owen Rep. Geol. Surv. Kentucky 73 The white pumiciform slag contains the smallest quantity of silica, and the largest quantity of lime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	pumiciform
释义	† pumiciformadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pūmic- , pūmex , -iform comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin pūmic-, pūmex pumex n. + -iform comb. form. Compare French pumiciforme (1869 in Littré).R. G. Mayne gives also a Latin form pumiciformis:1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1044/2 Pumiciformis, Geol. resembling pumice stone in appearance, as the Lava pumiciformis: pumiciform. N.E.D.(1909) gives the pronunciation as (piūmisifǭɹm) /ˈpjuːmɪsɪfɔːm/. Obsolete. rare. Having the form, appearance, or texture of pumice. ΚΠ 1856 D. D. Owen Rep. Geol. Surv. Kentucky 73 The white pumiciform slag contains the smallest quantity of silica, and the largest quantity of lime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1856
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