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prozoic, a. Geol.|prəʊˈzəʊɪk|
[mod. f. Gr. πρό pro-2 1 + ζωή life + -ic; cf. F. prozoïque (Huet).]
Belonging to the period before the appearance of life on the earth.
1858in Mayne Expos. Lex. 1877F. M. Endlich in 11th Rep. U.S. Geol. & Geog. Surv. Territories (1879) 66 This occurrence of prozoic rocks is one of great interest... We found that the prozoic granite..disappeared altogether in the main chain, except northward. |