radiolarite
/ˌreɪdɪə(ʊ)ˈlɛːrʌɪt/Geology
noun
A type of hard, homogeneous, fine-grained siliceous sedimentary rock formed mainly from the skeletal remains of radiolarians. Also: any sedimentary rock formed mainly from radiolarians; radiolarian earth.
Origin
Early 20th century. From French radiolarite from scientific Latin Radiolaria + French -ite.
- nucleator
- nuclei
- nucleic acid
- nucleiferous
- nucleiform
- nuclein
- nuclein base
- nucleo-
- nucleocapsid
- nucleochronology
- nucleocosmochronology
- nucleocytoplasm
- nucleocytoplasmic
- nucleogenesis
- nucleogenetic
- nucleohistone
- nucleoid
- nucleolar
- nucleolar organizer
- nucleolate
- nucleolated
- nucleole
- nucleolin
- nucleolinus
- nucleolo-cytoplasmic