English Explanatory Dictionary

spongiolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints
  2. spongolite

Word forms

spongiolite spongiolites

Etymology

From spongio- + -lite.

Derived words

spongiolitic
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