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—chalkstony, adj./chawk"stohn'/, n. Pathol.a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout.[1350-1400; ME, for sense "limestone"; 1730-40 for current sense. See CHALK, STONE]
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Chalkstone — Chalk stone , n. 1. A mass of chalk. [1913 Webster] As chalkstones . . . beaten in sunder. Isa. xxvii. 9. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A chalklike concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in and about the small joints, in the external… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chalkstone — [chôk′stōn΄] n. TOPHUS … English World dictionary
chalkstone — chalk·stone chȯk .stōn n a concretion resembling chalk that is composed mainly of urate of sodium and found esp. in and about the small joints of persons suffering from gout: TOPHUS … Medical dictionary
chalkstone — n. limestone … English contemporary dictionary
chalkstone — chalk•stone [[t]ˈtʃɔkˌstoʊn[/t]] n. pat a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout • Etymology: 1730–40 … From formal English to slang
chalkstone — noun a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout • Syn: ↑tophus • Hypernyms: ↑urate … Useful english dictionary
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Blue spar — spar spar (sp[aum]r), n. [AS. sp[ae]r in sp[ae]rst[=a]n chalkstone; akin to MHG. spar, G. sparkalk plaster.] (Min.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cube spar — spar spar (sp[aum]r), n. [AS. sp[ae]r in sp[ae]rst[=a]n chalkstone; akin to MHG. spar, G. sparkalk plaster.] (Min.) An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
