-ˌlith noun
( -s )
Etymology: cocc- + -lith
: a minute calcareous body found in chalk and deep-sea ooze and constituting the skeletal remains of a coccolithophore
• coc·co·lith·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lithik adjective
-ˌlith noun
( -s )
Etymology: cocc- + -lith
: a minute calcareous body found in chalk and deep-sea ooze and constituting the skeletal remains of a coccolithophore
• coc·co·lith·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lithik adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012