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noun
A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An ooid or oolith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
