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matrix; the sand and stone are the inert elements, or aggregate. ..... click the link for more information. , whiting whiting, white, powdery substance, prepared by grinding chalk or some other source of calcium carbonate. when mixed with linseed oil it forms putty, and with water and several other substances
it constitutes whitewash. ..... click the link for more information. , putty, precipitated chalk chalk, mineral of calcium carbonate, similar in composition to limestone, but softer. it is characteristically a marine formation and sometimes occurs in great thickness; the chief constituents of these...
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