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CIDE DICTIONARY
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oölite

CIDE DICTIONARY

oöliten. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + -lite: cf. F. oölithe. So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.].
     A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology.  [1913 Webster]

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