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Pomace vs. Pumice
Pomace
Examples:
The farmer used grape pomace as fertilizer for his vineyard.Pomace is often left after pressing apples for cider production.The cosmetic industry uses olive pomace in soap making.
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This word has no antonymsPumice
/ˈpʌməs/Examples:
She gently brushed her feet with a pumice stone.The pumice rock was surprisingly light in her hand.Villagers collected pumice from the nearby volcano.
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Pomace is related to fruit processing, while pumice is a volcanic rock.
- Think of pomace as being squeezed fruit waste, like grape skins in wine making.
- Remember pumice as the rock that can float on water, used for exfoliating skin.
- Pomace does not float but pumice can because of its airy structure.
- Pomace is organic material; pumice is inorganic, formed from volcanic activity.
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