Oolitic

Origin

oolite + -ic

Full definition of oolitic

Adjective

1. (geology) Made up of, or containing oolites
• 1844, Charles Darwin, Volcanic Islands, Project Gutenberg transcriptionMasses of white, finely oolitic rock are attached to the outside of some of these coated pebbles.
2. (dated, 19th century) Of a prehistoric era; Jurassic.
• 1852, J.C. Fremont, The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California, Project Gutenberg transcriptionThese mines occur in the same ridge in which, about 120 miles to the northward, and subsequently in their more immediate neighborhood, we discovered the fossils belonging to the oolitic period

Noun

1. An oolite.
2. (dated, 19th century) A prehistoric era; the Jurassic.