zooliten.

Brit.

/ˈzəʊəlʌɪt/,

/ˈzuː(ə)lʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈzu(ə)ˌlaɪt/,

/ˈzoʊəˌlaɪt/

Forms: see zoo- comb. form and -lite comb. form¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: zoo- comb. form, -lite comb. form¹.

Etymology: < zoo- comb. form + -lite comb. form¹, after French zoolite (1752 or earlier), probably itself after scientific Latin zoolithus (1748 or earlier).

A fossil animal.

1768 J. R. Forster Introd. Mineral. 24 (heading) The Zoolites.

1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 327 Where M. Esper, the narrator, expected to be left to augment the number of zoolites contained in these terrific mansions [sc. caves].

1868 Morning Post 11 Aug. 6/1 Among these curiosities are some exceedingly fine marine zoolites.

1903 Pict. & Descr. Guide to Ilfracombe (ed. 4) 25 Zoolites are to be found here. The writer recently picked up on Barricane beach a small but perfect petrified anemone.

1972 Gloss. Geol. (Amer. Geol. Inst.) 805/2 Zoolite, an animal fossil.

2016 J. Dai et al. Giant Coal-derived Gas Fields & their Gas Sources China iii. 155 Zoolites including brackish bivalves could also be observed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zoolite
释义	zooliten. Brit. /ˈzəʊəlʌɪt/, /ˈzuː(ə)lʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈzu(ə)ˌlaɪt/, /ˈzoʊəˌlaɪt/ Forms: see zoo- comb. form and -lite comb. form¹. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: zoo- comb. form, -lite comb. form¹. Etymology: < zoo- comb. form + -lite comb. form¹, after French zoolite (1752 or earlier), probably itself after scientific Latin zoolithus (1748 or earlier). A fossil animal. Π 1768 J. R. Forster Introd. Mineral. 24 (heading) The Zoolites. 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 327 Where M. Esper, the narrator, expected to be left to augment the number of zoolites contained in these terrific mansions [sc. caves]. 1868 Morning Post 11 Aug. 6/1 Among these curiosities are some exceedingly fine marine zoolites. 1903 Pict. & Descr. Guide to Ilfracombe (ed. 4) 25 Zoolites are to be found here. The writer recently picked up on Barricane beach a small but perfect petrified anemone. 1972 Gloss. Geol. (Amer. Geol. Inst.) 805/2 Zoolite, an animal fossil. 2016 J. Dai et al. Giant Coal-derived Gas Fields & their Gas Sources China iii. 155 Zoolites including brackish bivalves could also be observed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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