Definitions for ooliteˈoʊ əˌlaɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•o•liteˈoʊ əˌlaɪt(n.)
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe.
Category: Geology
Origin of oolite:
1775–85; (< F oölithe) < NL oölithēs. See oo -, -lite
o`o•lit′ic-ˈlɪt ɪk(adj.)
Wiktionary
oolite(Noun)
A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
oolite(Noun)
An ooid or oolith.
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