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bivalve
any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels -
composite
A composite object or item is made up of several different things, parts, or substances. -
coquina
a soft limestone consisting of shells, corals, etc, that occurs in parts of the US -
mortar
a mixture of lime or cement or a combination of both with sand and water, used as a bonding agent between bricks, stones, etc. -
absorption edge
a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.