| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| oolite |
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| SYLLABICATION: | o·o·lite |
| PRONUNCIATION: |     -l t |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also o·o·lith (-l th) |
| NOUN: | 1. A small round calcareous grain found, for example, in limestones. 2. Rock, usually limestone, composed of oolites. | | OTHER FORMS: | oo·litic (-ltk) —ADJECTIVE
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