oolite

[ oh-uh-lahyt ]

/ ˈoʊ əˌlaɪt /

noun Geology.

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

Also called egg stone.

Origin of oolite

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

OTHER WORDS FROM oolite

o·o·lit·ic

[oh-uh-lit-ik], /ˌoʊ əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby oolite

ookinesis, ookinete, Ookpik, oolachan, oolemma, oolite, oolith, oology, oolong, oom, oomiak

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Example sentences from the Web for oolite

The flora of the Oolite was peculiarly a flora of intermediate forms.
The Testimony of the Rocks|Hugh Miller
And the first known bird only makes its appearance in the oolite, about half-way through that latest period.
The Evolutionist at Large|Grant Allen
Roggenstein, rog′en-stīn, n. a kind of oolite in which the grains are cemented by argillaceous matter.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The Jurassic period is sub-divided into two sub-periods: those of the Lias and the Oolite.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier

That part of the cliffs which consist of lias, the oolite series, and chalk, decays slowly.
Principles of Geology|Charles Lyell

British Dictionary definitions for oolite

oolite

/ (ˈəʊəˌlaɪt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of oolite

oolitic (ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for oolite

C18: from French from New Latin oolitēs, literally: egg stone; probably a translation of German Rogenstein roe stone

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Scientific definitions for oolite

oolite

[ ō′ə-līt′ ]

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

单词	oolite
释义	oolite [ oh-uh-lahyt ] / ˈoʊ əˌlaɪt / noun Geology. a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide. Also called egg stone. Origin of oolite 1775–85; (<French oölithe) <New Latin oölithēs.See oo-, -lite OTHER WORDS FROM oolite o·o·lit·ic [oh-uh-lit-ik], /ˌoʊ əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby oolite ookinesis, ookinete, Ookpik, oolachan, oolemma, oolite, oolith, oology, oolong, oom, oomiak Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oolite The flora of the Oolite was peculiarly a flora of intermediate forms. The Testimony of the Rocks\|Hugh Miller And the first known bird only makes its appearance in the oolite, about half-way through that latest period. The Evolutionist at Large\|Grant Allen Roggenstein, rog′en-stīn, n. a kind of oolite in which the grains are cemented by argillaceous matter. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various The Jurassic period is sub-divided into two sub-periods: those of the Lias and the Oolite. The World Before the Deluge\|Louis Figuier That part of the cliffs which consist of lias, the oolite series, and chalk, decays slowly. Principles of Geology\|Charles Lyell British Dictionary definitions for oolite oolite / (ˈəʊəˌlaɪt) / noun any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix Derived forms of oolite oolitic (ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for oolite C18: from French from New Latin oolitēs, literally: egg stone; probably a translation of German Rogenstein roe stone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for oolite oolite [ ō′ə-līt′ ] A sedimentary rock consisting of ooliths that are cemented together by calcium carbonate. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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