Santorin earth

noun

San·​to·​rin earth

¦santə¦rēn-

variants or Santorin

: a volcanic tuff from the island of Santorin consisting principally of a fine light gray siliceous material used for making cement

Word History

Etymology

from Santorin, Greek island in the Aegean

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