coccolith
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Definition of coccolith
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
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noun
- A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”).
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Etymology
Derived from coccolithophore. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”), due to the shape of the organism's exoskeleton.
Words you can make from coccolith
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- COCO 8 pts
- HILT 7 pts
- HOLO 7 pts
- HOLT 7 pts
- HOOT 7 pts
- LOTH 7 pts
- THIO 7 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
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- COIL 6 pts
- COLT 6 pts
- COOL 6 pts
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- LOCI 6 pts
- LOCO 6 pts
- OTIC 6 pts
- TOCO 6 pts
- LOOT 4 pts
- LOTI 4 pts
- LOTO 4 pts
- OLIO 4 pts
- TOIL 4 pts
- TOOL 4 pts
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