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Oolemma

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• Oolite

  [oh-uh-lahyt] /ˈoʊ əˌlaɪt/ noun, Geology. 1. a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide. /ˈəʊəˌlaɪt/ noun 1. any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix n. “rock consisting of fine grains of carbonate of lime,” […]

• Oolith

  [oh-uh-lith] /ˈoʊ ə lɪθ/ noun, Geology. 1. any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite. /ˈəʊəˌlɪθ/ noun 1. any of the tiny spherical grains of sedimentary rock of which oolite is composed oolith (ō’ə-līt’) A small, round grain consisting of calcium carbonate, silica, or dolomite. Ooliths have concentric layers that form around a […]

• Oology

  [oh-ol-uh-jee] /oʊˈɒl ə dʒi/ noun 1. the branch of ornithology that studies birds’ eggs. /əʊˈɒlədʒɪ/ noun 1. the branch of ornithology concerned with the study of birds’ eggs n. 1823, from oo- + -logy. Related: Oological.

• Oolong

  [oo-lawng, -long] /ˈuˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ/ noun 1. a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried. /ˈuːˌlɒŋ/ noun 1. a kind of dark tea, grown in China, that is partly fermented before being dried n. dark variety of Chinese tea, 1852, from Chinese wu-lung, literally “black dragon.”

• Oomiak

  [oo-mee-ak] /ˈu miˌæk/ noun 1. an open Eskimo boat that consists of a wooden frame covered with skins and provided with several thwarts: used for transport of goods and passengers. /ˈuːmɪˌæk/ noun 1. other words for umiak /ˈuːmɪˌæk/ noun 1. a large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit Compare kayak n. “large […]

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