Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dolomite

2 senses of dolomite

Sense 1
dolomite -- (a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate)
       => rock, stone -- (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries")

Sense 2
dolomite, bitter spar -- (a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer)
       => mineral -- (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)