coccolith.
A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
Meaning & usage
A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
Where this word comes from
Derived from coccolithophore. By surface analysis, Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”) + Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”), due to the shape of the organism's exoskeleton.
Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”).
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “kernel”) + -lith.
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