spongiolite

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noun

One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints

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Meanings

nounspongiolite (plural spongiolites)

plural spongiolites

  1. biologyOne of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints
  2. spongolite

Origin

From spongio- + -lite.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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