gyprock
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Rock rich in gypsum
Rock rich in gypsum; gypsic soil.
- Some high quality white or variously tinted fine-grained gyprocks, usually referred to as alabaster, were used as interior facing stones and for small statues and carved decorative objects found in Egyptian pyramids
- The world distribution of gyprock outcrops and the solubility of gypsum restrict the extensive occurrence of gypsic soils to the dry regions
Drywall.
- Cinder blocks were more durable, however, and soon gypsum was redirected for “gyprock” drywall, a wallboard...
To drywall.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gyprock. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA