coccolith

coc·co·lith

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kok-uh-lith]
- /ˈkɒk əˌlɪθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kok-uh-lith]
- /ˈkɒk əˌlɪθ/

Definitions of coccolith word

noun coccolith any of the round calcareous plates in chalk formations: formed the outer layer of unicellular plankton 3
noun coccolith a minute calcareous plate covering the body of certain golden algae (division Chromophycota) 3
noun coccolith a microscopic calcareous disk or ring making up part of the covering of certain marine plankton and forming much of the content of chalk rocks. 1
noun coccolith A minute, rounded, calcareous platelet, numbers of which form the spherical shells of coccolithophores. 1
noun coccolith (biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized. 0

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Origin of coccolith

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

1865-70; < New Latin Coccolithus originally a genus name; see coccus, -o-, -lith

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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