Rottenstone vs. Tripoli
Difference Between Rottenstone and Tripoli
Rottenstone➦
A soft decomposed limestone, used in powder form as a polishing material.
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Tripoli➦
A porous, lightweight, siliceous sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms or radiolarians or of finely weathered chert, used as an abrasive and a polish.
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Rottenstone➦
(geology) A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes.
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Tripoli➦
(geology) A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
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Rottenstone➦
(transitive) To polish with rottenstone.
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Tripoli➦
An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.
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Rottenstone➦
a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
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Tripoli➦
a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing
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Tripoli➦
the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
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Tripoli➦
a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
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