Associations to the word «Oolite»

Wiktionary

OOLITE, noun. (geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
OOLITE, noun. (countable) (rare) An ooid or oolith.
OÖLITE, noun. Alternative form of oolite

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.