rhabdolith

rhabdolith
\\ˈrabdəˌlith\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary rhabd- + -lith
: a minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and on the bottom of the ocean

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rhabˈdolith noun
(Gr lithos stone) a calcareous rod in some Protozoa
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Main Entry: ↑rhabdus

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  • Rhabdolith — Rhab do*lith, n. [Gr. ra bdos a rod + lith.] A minute calcareous rodlike structure found both at the surface and the bottom of the ocean; supposed by some to be a calcareous alga. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rhabdolith — rhab·do·lith …   English syllables

  • rhabd- — combining form or rhabdo Etymology: Late Greek, from Greek, from rhabdos rod more at vervain 1. : rod : stick …   Useful english dictionary

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