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oolite

American  
[oh-uh-lahyt] / ˈoʊ əˌlaɪt /

noun

Geology.

  1. a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.

oolite British  
/ ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk, ˈəʊəˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix

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oolite Scientific  
/ ō′ə-līt′ /

  1. A sedimentary rock consisting of ooliths that are cemented together by calcium carbonate.

Other Word Forms

  • oolitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of oolite

1775–85; (< French oölithe ) < New Latin oölithēs. See oo-, -lite

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