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Meaning of coccolith | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

coccolithogenesis coccolithophore coccolithophorid coccolithovirus coccosphere coccostean