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microstromatolite

microstromatolite noun: a microscopic stromatolite; a rock composed of such organisms.

Noun

microstromatolite (plural microstromatolites)

  1. A microscopic stromatolite; a rock composed of such organisms
    • Note how the microstromatolite and surrounding basalt are overgrown by the biofilm and how hyphae protrude.2015 October 22, “A Fungal-Prokaryotic Consortium at the Basalt-Zeolite Interface in Subseafloor Igneous Crust”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of microstromatolite

pluralmicrostromatolites

Origin of microstromatolite

From micro- + stromatolite.

Questions about microstromatolite

What does microstromatolite mean?
Microstromatolite means a microscopic stromatolite; a rock composed of such organisms.
What part of speech is microstromatolite?
Microstromatolite is a noun.
What is the plural of microstromatolite?
The plural of microstromatolite is microstromatolites.

Words near microstromatolite in the dictionary

  1. microstrobilar
  2. microstrobili
  3. microstrobilus
  4. microstroke
  5. microstrokes
  6. microstromatolite
  7. microstromatolites
  8. microstructural
  9. microstructurally
  10. microstructure
  11. microstructured

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