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1. oolite
   Limestone made up of tiny spherical carbonate particles, called ooliths, cemented together. Ooliths have a concentric structure with a diameter up to 2 mm/0.08 in. They were formed by chemical precipitation and accumulation on ancient sea floors. The surface texture of oolites is rather like that of fish roe. The late Jurassic limestones of the...
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2. Oolite
   granular limestone
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3. oolite
   <geology> 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. ... Origin: Gr. An egg: cf.F. Oolithe. So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. Oolite
   • (n.) 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.
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5. oolite
   oolite Related 'stone, rock' word families: lapid-; petro-; saxi-; stele-.
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6. oolite
   oolite (ō'ulīt, ō'ō–) , rock composed of small concretions, usually of calcium carbonate, containing a nucleus and clearly defined concentric shells. In the British Isles oolitic limestone is characteristic of the middle and upper Jurassic, which was formerly te...
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7. Oolite
   `Oolite` (egg stone) is a sedimentary rock formed from ooids, spherical grains composed of concentric layers. The name derives from the Hellenic word òoion for egg. Strictly, oolites consist of ooids of diameter 0.25–2&nbsp;mm; rocks composed of ooids larger than 2&nb...
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8. Oolite
   (video game) `Oolite` is a free and open source 3D Space trading and combat simulator in the spirit of Elite. It is, as the name suggests, Object Oriented Elite, written in Objective-C. Among Oolite`s several similarities to its inspirational source, the gaming experience...
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