Definitions For Coccolith

Etymology 1

Derived from coccolithophore; surface analysis is from "grain, seed" and λίθος, , stone, due to the shape of the organism's exoskeleton.

Noun

COCCOLITH (plural COCCOLITHs) (biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized

Derived terms

coccolithogenesis

Etymology 2

"berry" + lith

Noun

COCCOLITH (plural COCCOLITHs) (mineral) Alternate form of coccolite, , diopside

Is Coccolith a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Coccolith is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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