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o•o•lite n. [Geol.]

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 adj.

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oolite / ˈəʊəˌlaɪt/

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 stoneoolitic / ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk/

'oolite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

egg stone - oolith

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