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A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
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Coccolith — Coc co*lith, n. [Gr. ? a grain, seed + lith.] (Biol.) One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep sea mud. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coccolith — [käk′ə lith΄] n. [< ModL coccus (see COCCUS) + LITH] a minute calcareous plate covering the body of certain golden algae (division Chromophycota) … English World dictionary
Coccolith — False colour scanning electron micrograph of Gephyrocapsa oceanica, showing the coccoliths. Coccoliths are individual plates of calcium carbonate formed by coccolithophores (single celled algae such as Emiliania huxleyi) which are arranged around … Wikipedia
Coccolith — REM Aufnahme eines Coccolithen von Discoaster surculus aus dem Paläogen Coccolithen sind mikroskopische (maximal 0,01 mm große) scheibenförmige Plättchen aus Kalk, die die Schale von Kalkalgen der Ordnung Coccolithophorida bilden. Das aus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
coccolith — coccolithic, adj. /kok euh lith /, n. a microscopic calcareous disk or ring making up part of the covering of certain marine plankton and forming much of the content of chalk rocks. [1865 70; < NL Coccolithus orig. a genus name; see COCCUS, O ,… … Universalium
coccolith — tiny calcareous plate whose fossils form chalk and limestone deposits Stones and Rocks … Phrontistery dictionary
coccolith — [ kɒkəlɪθ] noun Biology a minute rounded calcareous platelet, numbers of which form the spherical shells of coccolithophores. Origin C19: from Gk kokkos grain or berry + lithos stone … English new terms dictionary
coccolith — coc·co·lith … English syllables
coccolith — coc•co•lith [[t]ˈkɒk əˌlɪθ[/t]] n. gel mcr a microscopic calcareous disk or ring making up part of the covering of certain marine plankton and forming much of the content of chalk rocks • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL Coccolithus orig. a genus… … From formal English to slang
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