Tripoli
Pronunciation : Trip"o*li
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the siliceous shells of diatoms.
(Min.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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