airstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of aquarium furniture, traditionally limewood or porous stone, whose purpose is to diffuse oxygen gradually into the tank, eliminating the noise and large bubbles of conventional air filtration systems.

Word forms

airstone airstones

Etymology

From air + stone.

Synonyms

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