pisoid

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noun

A concretionary grain, typically of calcium carbonate, between a microid and a macroid in size.

OriginLatin pisum →
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Meanings

nounpisoid (plural pisoids)

plural pisoids

  1. A concretionary grain, typically of calcium carbonate, between a microid and a macroid in size.

Origin

  1. Latinpisum
  2. Englishpisoid

From Latin pisum + -oid.

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APA

pisoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisoid

MLA

“pisoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pisoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pisoid.

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