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Definition of: oolite
(ō′ə·līt) noun
A granular variety of limestone made up of nearly spherical concretions about some minute, preexisting particles, and resembling in texture the roe of a fish: used for building. [<F oölithe <Gk. ōon an egg + lithos a stone]
—o′o·lit′ic (-lit′ik) adjective
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