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Discoidal vs Discolith - What's the difference?

discoidal | discolith |

As an adjective discoidal

is having the flat, circular shape of a disc or a quoit.

As a noun discolith is

(biology) a kind of coccolith with an oval discoidal body, a thick strongly refracting rim and a thinner central portion.

discoidal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having the flat, circular shape of a disc or a quoit

    • discolith

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A kind of coccolith with an oval discoidal body, a thick strongly refracting rim and a thinner central portion.
    • (Webster 1913)