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rotalite

rotalite noun: any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae, abundant in chalk formations.

Noun

rotalite (plural rotalites)

  1. (archaic) Any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae, abundant in chalk formations.

Forms of rotalite

pluralrotalites

Origin of rotalite

Latin rotalis (“having wheels”) + -ite

Questions about rotalite

What does rotalite mean?
Rotalite means any fossil foraminifer of the family Rotaliidae, abundant in chalk formations.
What part of speech is rotalite?
Rotalite is a noun.
What is the plural of rotalite?
The plural of rotalite is rotalites.

Words near rotalite in the dictionary

  1. rotal
  2. rotalic
  3. rotaliid
  4. rotaliids
  5. rotaliine
  6. rotalite
  7. rotalites
  8. rotals
  9. rotamer
  10. rotameric
  11. rotamerically

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