| 单词 | bioherm |
| 释义 | bioherm[ bahy-oh-hurm ] / ˈbaɪ oʊˌhɜrm / noun Geology.a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology. Origin of bioherm1925–30; bio- + -herm<Greek hérma sunken rock, reef OTHER WORDS FROM biohermbi·o·her·mal, adjectiveWords nearby biohermbiographer, biographical, biographize, biography, biohazard, bioherm, bioindustry, bioinformatics, bioinorganic, bioinstrument, bioinstrumentation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for biohermbioherm / (ˈbaɪəʊˌhɜːm) / nouna mound of material laid down by sedentary marine organisms, esp a coral reef the fossilized remains of such a mound Word Origin for biohermC20: from bio- + Greek herma submerged rock 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 |
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