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tu⋅fa

  [too-fuh, tyoo-]
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–noun Geology.
1. Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like. Compare travertine.
2. (not in technical use) tuff2.
Origin:
1760–70; < It tufo < L tōfus

Related forms:
tu⋅fa⋅ceous  [too-fey-shuhs, tyoo-] , adjective
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tu·fa   (tōō'fə, tyōō'-)   
n.  

  1. The calcareous and siliceous rock deposits of springs, lakes, or ground water.

  2. See tuff.


[Obsolete Italian tufa, tufo, from Latin tōfus.]
tu·fa'ceous (-fā'shəs) adj.
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tufa   (t'fə)  Pronunciation Key 
A soft, friable, and porous sedimentary rock consisting of calcium carbonate and formed by the evaporation of water, especially at the mouth of a hot spring or on a drying lakebed. It is similar to, but harder than, travertine.
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