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Definition of: travertine
(trav′ər·tin, -tēn, -tīn) noun
A porous, light–yellow, crystalline calcium carbonate deposited in solution from ground or surface waters: a form of limestone used for building purposes. Also trav′er·tin (-tin). [<Ital. travertino, tivertino <L Tiburtinus Tiburtine <Tiburs, -urtis of Tibur <Tibur Tibur]
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