COCCOLITH

Meaning of COCCOLITH in English

[ 'kɒkəlɪθ ]

■ noun Biology a minute rounded calcareous platelet, numbers of which form the spherical shells of ~ophores.

Origin

C19: from Gk kokkos 'grain or berry' + lithos 'stone'.

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COCCOLITH — -ˌlith noun ( -s ) Etymology: cocc- + -lith : a minute calcareous body found in chalk and deep-sea ooze …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COCCOLITH — (n.) One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
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COCCOLITH — ( n. ) One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
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COCCOLITH — — coccolithic , adj. /kok"euh lith'/ , n. a microscopic calcareous disk or ring making up part of the covering …
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COCCOLITH — noun one of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
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COCCOLITH — minute calcium carbonate platelet or ring secreted by certain organisms (classed either as protozoans or algae) and imbedded in their …
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COCCOLITH — кокколит
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COCCOLITH — кокколит
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COCCOLITH OOZE — кокколитовый ил
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COCCOLITHIC — adjective see coccolith
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TREMALITH — ˈtreməˌlith, ˈtrēm- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek trēma hole + English -lith — more at throw : a minutely …
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DISCOLITH — ˈdiskəˌlith noun ( -s ) Etymology: disc- + -lith : a discoidal coccolith — compare tremalith
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COCCOLITHOPHORIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlithəˈfȯrəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Coccolithophora, type genus (from English coccolith + New Latin -o- + …
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CYATHOLITH — (n.) A kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup widened at the top, and varies in size …
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CYATHOLITH — ( n. ) A kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup widened at the top, and varies …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CYATHOLITH — noun a kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup widened at the top, and varies in size …
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HOLOCENE EPOCH — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. formerly Recent Epoch, …
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КОККОЛИТ — coccolith
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