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Meaning of crabstone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A calcareous concretion found in the stomach of crabs and other crustaceans.

Examples

“[F]rom cadmium, gravel, crab-stones [translating Krebsaugen], emery and talc I prepared a powder for whitening teeth, and from lye, copper, sal ammoniac and camphor a blue tincture for scurvy, stomatitis, toothache and sore eyes.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

crabtree Crabtree effect crabwalk crabweed crabwood Crăcăoani