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单词 oolite
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•o•lite  ə līt′),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologya limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide. Also called egg stone. 
  • Neo-Latin oölithēs. See oo-, -lite
  • French oölithe)
  • 1775–85; (
o•o•lit•ic  (ō′ə litik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oolite /ˈəʊəˌlaɪt/ n
  1. any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix
Etymology: 18th Century: from French from New Latin oolitēs, literally: egg stone; probably a translation of German Rogenstein roe stone

oolitic /ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk/ adj
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