roca

Definitions of roca
  1. noun
    a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
    synonyms: hueso, piedra
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    cancho, cantal, canto, canto rodado, galga, pedrejón, peña, peñasco
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
    cálculo, piedra
    a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
    cristal
    a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces
    afloración, afloramiento, corrida, crestón, farallón
    the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
    guijarro
    a small smooth rounded rock
    petrificación
    a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
    cálculo biliar
    a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
    cálculo renal, nefrolito, piedra del riñón
    a calculus formed in the kidney
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