flowstone: Meaning and Definition of

flow•stone

Pronunciation: (flō'stōn"), [key]
— n. Petrol.
  1. a layered deposit of calcium carbonate, CaCO, left by thin sheets of flowing water, as in a cave. Cf. dripstone.
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