ooid

See also: oöid

English

surface of an ooid-rich limestone

Etymology

From oo- (“egg”) +‎ -id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʊˌɔɪd/, /ˈuː.ɪd/

Noun

ooid (plural ooids)

1. (geology) A small calcium carbonate or iron coated grain found on the seafloor.

Synonyms

• oolith

Derived terms

• ooidal

Translations

seafloor grain

• Finnish: ooliitti

See also

• oolite

Adjective

ooid (comparative more ooid, superlative most ooid)

1. Shaped like an egg; ovoid; ovate.
   • 2001, George L. Hersey, The Monumental Impulse: Architecture's Biological Roots, page 152:

     One thinks of everything from amphitheaters like the Colosseum to Buckminster Fuller in his more ooid modes

Translations

egg-shaped

• Finnish: munanmuotoinen

References

• “ooid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• iodo-