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olistolith

olistolith noun: any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome.

Noun

olistolith (plural olistoliths)

  1. Any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome.

Forms of olistolith

pluralolistoliths

Origin of olistolith

From Ancient Greek ὀλισθάνω (olisthánō, “to slide”) + -lith.

Questions about olistolith

What does olistolith mean?
Olistolith means any of a mass of blocks of rock or mud that make up an olistostrome.
What part of speech is olistolith?
Olistolith is a noun.
What is the plural of olistolith?
The plural of olistolith is olistoliths.

Words near olistolith in the dictionary

  1. olisbos
  2. olisboses
  3. Olise
  4. olistolite
  5. olistolites
  6. olistolith
  7. olistoliths
  8. olistostromal
  9. olistostrome
  10. olistostromes
  11. olistostromic

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