5 dictionary results for: Oolite
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o·o·lite
[oh-uh-lahyt] Pronunciation Key
[oh-uh-lahyt] Pronunciation Key –noun Geology.
| a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide. |
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| o·o·lite
(ō'ə-līt') Pronunciation Key
n.
o'o·lit'ic (-lĭt'ĭk) adj. |
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oolite
oolite
"rock consisting of fine grains of carbonate of lime," 1785, from Mod.L. oolites, from oo-, comb. form of Gk. oon "egg" (cognate with O.E. æg, see egg) + lithos "stone." So called because the rock resembles the roe of fish.
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| oolite
(ō'ə-līt') Pronunciation Key
A sedimentary rock consisting of ooliths that are cemented together by calcium carbonate. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Oolite
O"["o]*lite\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + -lite: cf.F. o["o]lithe. So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] (Geol.) A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology.
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