oolite

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
2. (countable, rare) An ooid or oolith.

sinonimi

ooid

ooide

oolith

roestone

Traduzioni

ωόλιθος

oolithe

oöliet

oolito

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈəʊəlʌɪt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit.