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单词 thrombolite
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Definition of thrombolite in English:

thrombolite

noun ˈθrɒmbə(ʊ)lʌɪt
  • 1Mineralogy. A copper mineral found in amorphous green masses, now known to be a mixture consisting mainly of pseudomalachite. Now rare or disused.

  • 2Geology. Chiefly in plural An organosedimentary structure composed of aggregated lumps of calcareous material produced by the trapping, binding, or precipitation of sediment by cyanobacteria and other microorganisms.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From ancient Greek θρόμβος lump, clot of blood, curd of milk + -lite, in sense 1 after German Thrombolith (Breithaupt, 1838).

 
 

Definition of thrombolite in US English:

thrombolite

nounˈθrɒmbə(ʊ)lʌɪt
  • 1Mineralogy. A copper mineral found in amorphous green masses, now known to be a mixture consisting mainly of pseudomalachite. Now rare or disused.

  • 2Geology. Chiefly in plural An organosedimentary structure composed of aggregated lumps of calcareous material produced by the trapping, binding, or precipitation of sediment by cyanobacteria and other microorganisms.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Dana (1813–1895), geologist, zoologist, and teacher. From ancient Greek θρόμβος lump, clot of blood, curd of milk + -lite, in sense 1 after German Thrombolith (Breithaupt, 1838).

 
 
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