oolite

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊəlʌɪt/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains. countable,uncountable
    — Here and there are beds of oolites, for example, made of little rounded grains – like millet seed – that form only in agitated warm waters, such as you might find off the Bahamas today.
  2. An ooid or oolith. countable,rare

词形变化

oolites plural

词汇关系

近义词
ooid oolith egg-stone
衍生词
oolitic oolitiferous

词源

From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit.
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