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globigerina ooze

noun

  1. a calcareous deposit occurring upon ocean beds and consisting mainly of the shells of dead foraminifers, especially globigerina.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of globigerina ooze1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

Chalk is well known to consist largely of foraminiferal shells, mostly vitreous, like the north Atlantic globigerina ooze.

The Globigerina ooze is the most widespread of modern calcareous formations.

The shells accumulate at the bottom of moderately deep seas to form “Globigerina ooze” and are preserved thus in the chalk.

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