seashell — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The empty shell of a marine mollusk.

   Esempi

   Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations!

   Altri esempi (1)

   Fans will pump air through the alkaline stream, which causes carbon dioxide to form solid calcium carbonate, the material from which seashells are formed, which will look like a fine sand, as well as dissolved bicarbonate.

2. The animal living inside a seashell.

   Esempi

   The seashells on the beach are toxic and best avoided.

3. A very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.

Aggettivo

1. Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.

Verbo

1. To collect seashells.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Parole correlate

   scungilli

Sostantivo

1. the shell of a marine organism

   Termini più generali

   shell