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Meaning of oolite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈəʊəlʌɪt

Definitions

  1. A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
  2. An ooid or oolith.

Equivalents

Deutsch Oolith
Español oolito
Suomi ooliitti
Français oolite
Polski ikrowiec oolit

Examples

“Here and there are beds of oolites, for example, made of little rounded grains – like millet seed – that form only in agitated warm waters, such as you might find off the Bahamas today.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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