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oncolite

oncolite noun: a spherical sedimentary structure formed by cyanobacteria.

Noun

oncolite (plural oncolites)

  1. a spherical sedimentary structure formed by cyanobacteria

Forms of oncolite

pluraloncolites

Words formed from oncolite

Questions about oncolite

What does oncolite mean?
Oncolite means a spherical sedimentary structure formed by cyanobacteria.
What part of speech is oncolite?
Oncolite is a noun.
What is the plural of oncolite?
The plural of oncolite is oncolites.

Words near oncolite in the dictionary

  1. oncoinflammatory
  2. oncokinase
  3. oncokinases
  4. oncolipid
  5. oncolipids
  6. oncolite
  7. oncolites
  8. oncolith
  9. oncolitic
  10. oncologic
  11. oncological

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