About The Word Oolite
Learn about the word Oolite to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Oolite definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Oolite
| Oolite Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Oolite?Synonyms | Synonyms for Oolite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Oolite: See Also | Oolite In Webster's Dictionary \O"["o]*lite\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + -lite: cf.F.
o["o]lithe. So named from its resemblance to the roe of
fish.] (Geol.)
A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains,
resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes
extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of
{Geology}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Adsorbent ‐ a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance…
- Line of flight ‐ the path along which a freely moving object travels through the…
- Extra ‐ something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras…
- Kunlun mountains ‐ a mountain…
- Disk space ‐ (computer science) the space available on a…
- Godown ‐ a warehouse in the East (India…
- Subvocaliser ‐ someone who articulates speech without…
- Chemist's shop ‐ a retail shop where medicine and other…
- Spuriousness ‐ state of lacking…
- Judeo-christian ‐ being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity;…