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Ooze — Ooze, n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w?s juice, ooze, Icel. v[=a]s wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G. wasen.] 1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure. My son i the ooze is bedded. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ooze — ooze1 /oohz/, v., oozed, oozing, n. v.i. 1. (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings. 2. to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage: The crowd oozed… … Universalium
ooze — I [[t]uz[/t]] v. oozed, ooz•ing, n. 1) (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings 2) to move or pass slowly or gradually 3) (of a substance) to exude moisture 4) (of something abstract, as… … From formal English to slang
radiolarian ooze — Ooze Ooze, n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w?s juice, ooze, Icel. v[=a]s wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G. wasen.] 1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure. My son i the ooze is bedded. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
radiolarian ooze — noun : siliceous mud of the bottom of deep seas composed largely of skeletal remains of radiolarians * * * radiolarian ooze noun A deep sea deposit in which the siliceous skeletons of Radiolaria predominate • • • Main Entry: ↑Radiolaria … Useful english dictionary
Radiolarian ooze — is a soft calciferous material that covers large areas of the ocean floor. It consists of the skeletal remains of radiolarians such as foraminifera and other minute organisms that have settled upon the ocean floor. In very deep oceanic… … Wikipedia
Pelagic sediments — Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine grained sediment that has accumulated by the settling of particles through the water column to the ocean floor beneath the open ocean far from land. These particles consist primarily of either the… … Wikipedia
sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… … Universalium
Atlantic Ocean — an ocean bounded by North America and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. ab. 31,530,000 sq. mi. (81,663,000 sq. km); with connecting seas ab. 41,000,000 sq. mi. (106,100,000 sq. km);… … Universalium
Calcareous — refers to a sediment, sedimentary rock, or soil type which is formed from or contains a high proportion of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. Calcareous rock also refers to sediments derived near land. The carbon content is… … Wikipedia
