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spongiolite

spongiolite noun: one of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints.

Noun

spongiolite (plural spongiolites)

  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

Forms of spongiolite

pluralspongiolites

Origin of spongiolite

From spongio- + -lite.

Words formed from spongiolite

Questions about spongiolite

What does spongiolite mean?
Spongiolite means one of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints.
What part of speech is spongiolite?
Spongiolite is a noun.
What is the plural of spongiolite?
The plural of spongiolite is spongiolites.

Words near spongiolite in the dictionary

  1. spongiocytes
  2. spongiocytic
  3. spongiofibrosis
  4. spongiole
  5. spongioles
  6. spongiolite
  7. spongiolites
  8. spongiolithic
  9. spongiolitic
  10. spongiologist
  11. spongiologists

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