"oolitic" meaning in English

See oolitic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more oolitic [comparative], most oolitic [superlative]
Etymology: From oolite + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oolite|ic}} oolite + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} oolitic (comparative more oolitic, superlative most oolitic)
  1. (geology) Made up of, or containing oolites Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-oolitic-en-adj-mfKHYa5k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 7 9 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 82 4 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 73 9 5 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 7 3 9 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (dated, 19th century) Of a prehistoric era; Jurassic. Tags: dated, obsolete
    Sense id: en-oolitic-en-adj-PISyM6ur
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonoolitic

Noun

Forms: oolitics [plural]
Etymology: From oolite + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oolite|ic}} oolite + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} oolitic (plural oolitics)
  1. An oolite.
    Sense id: en-oolitic-en-noun-59jOzNkm
  2. (dated, 19th century) A prehistoric era; the Jurassic. Tags: dated, obsolete
    Sense id: en-oolitic-en-noun-amq8gcyn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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