coccolith

Noun

Meaning

One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

For example, coccolithophores use H + ion channels in to constantly pump H + ions out of the cell during coccolith production. Source: Internet

Decreasing coccolith mass is related to both the increasing concentrations of CO 2 and decreasing concentrations of CO 3 in the world’s oceans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Coccoidea coccoidean coccolite coccolithic coccolithogenesis coccolithophore