ooid

See also: oöid

English

surface of an ooid-rich limestone

Etymology

oo- (“egg”) +‎ -id

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoʊˌɔɪd/, /ˈuː.ɪd/

Noun

ooid (plural ooids)

(geology) A small calcium carbonate or iron coated grain found on the seafloor.

Synonyms

oolith

Derived terms

ooidal

Translations

seafloor grain

Finnish: ooliitti

See also

oolite

Adjective

ooid (comparative more ooid, superlative most ooid)

Shaped like an egg; ovoid; ovate.
- 2001, George L. Hersey, The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots, page 152:
  One thinks of everything from amphitheaters like the Colosseum to Buckminster Fuller in his more ooid modes

Translations

egg-shaped

Finnish: munanmuotoinen

References

“ooid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

iodo-

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