Bodies similar to these “coccoliths” were aggregated together into spheroids…termed “coccospheres” (Thomas Huxley).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
coc|co|lith|o|phore — «KOK uh LIHTH uh fr, fohr», noun. any one of a group of single celled, golden brown microorganisms having two whiplike appendages and hard shells composed mostly of calcite. Coccolithophores, along with diatoms, are phytoplankton important to the … Useful english dictionary
coc — an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus; chi·o·coc·ca; chlo·ro·coc·ca·les; chlo·ro·coc·cine; chlo·ro·coc·cum; chon·dro·coc·cus; chro·o·coc·ca·ce·ae; chro·o·coc·ca·les; chro·o·coc·cus; coc·ca·ce·ae; coc·ca·gee; coc·cal; coc·ce·ian; coc·ce·ian·ism; coc·ce·rin;… … English syllables
coccolith — coc·co·lith … English syllables
coccolithic — coc·co·lith·ic … English syllables
coccolith — coc•co•lith [[t]ˈkɒk əˌlɪθ[/t]] n. gel mcr 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 • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL Coccolithus orig. a genus… … From formal English to slang
coccolithophore — coc·co·lith·o·phore … English syllables
coccolithophoridae — coc·co·lith·o·phor·i·dae … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
co — co; Co; co·ac·er·va·tion; co·act·ee; co·ac·tor; co·adaptation; co·adjacent; co·adjust; co·ad·jute; co·ad·ju·tor; co·ad·ju·tor·ship; co·ad·ju·tress; co·ad·ju·trix; co·adjuvancy; co·adsorbent; co·ad·u·na·tion; co·ad·u·na·tive; co·a·gel; co·a·gency; … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
