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Carbonaceous vs Limestone - What's the difference?

carbonaceous | limestone |

As adjectives the difference between carbonaceous and limestone

is that carbonaceous is of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon while limestone is made of or with limestone.

As a noun limestone is

(mineralogy) an abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (caco₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

carbonaceous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon

    • Derived terms

    * carbonaceous chondrite

    limestone

    English

    (wikipedia limestone)

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO?); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

    • Hyponyms

    * (mineralogy) bluestone, burrstone, calp, coquina, coral rag, chalk, malm, travertine, tufa

    See also

    * karst

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of or with limestone.
  • *
  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

    • Anagrams

    * milestone