O"ö*lite (?), n. [Gr.
w,'o`n an egg + -lite: cf.F. oölithe.
So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] (Geol.)
A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains,
resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive
beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of
Geology.