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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A calcareous concretion found in the stomach of crabs and other crustaceans..
[F]rom cadmium, gravel, crab-stones [translating Krebsaugen], emery and talc I prepared a powder for whitening teeth, and from lye, copper, sal ammoniac and camphor a blue tincture for scurvy, stomatitis, toothache and sore eyes.
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Crabstone means A calcareous concretion found in the stomach of crabs and other crustaceans..
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[F]rom cadmium, gravel, crab-stones [translating Krebsaugen], emery and talc I prepared a powder for whitening teeth, and from lye, copper, sal ammoniac and camphor a blue tincture for scurvy, stomatitis, toothache and sore eyes.
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