coccolith
Noun
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Noun
coccolith (plural coccoliths)
- (biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
coccolith (plural coccoliths)
- (mineral) Alternative form of coccolite#English|coccolite (“diopside”)
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