coccolith

n. [地]球石

词形变化

coccoliths 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized

    生物
  2. 1.

    Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”).

    化学 地质

词源

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.

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