Where does “coccolith” come from?

coccolith (English) comes from English -lith — Alternative form of -lite; stone.

coccolith (English): A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the...

Definitions

  1. A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the...

Ancestry of “coccolith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lithAlternative form of -lite; stone

Words derived from “coccolith

Every word from English -lith
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