stinkstone

English

Etymology

From stink +‎ stone.

Noun

stinkstone (countable and uncountable, plural stinkstones)

1. (mineralogy) One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar that emit a foetid odour on being struck.

Synonyms

• swinestone

References

• “stinkstone”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• knottiness