radiolarian ooze

radiolarian ooze
mud of the bottom of deep seas composed largely of silica from the skeletal remains of radiolarians

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  • radiolarian ooze — Ooze Ooze, n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w?s juice, ooze, Icel. v[=a]s wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G. wasen.] 1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure. My son i the ooze is bedded. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Radiolarian ooze — is a soft calciferous material that covers large areas of the ocean floor. It consists of the skeletal remains of radiolarians such as foraminifera and other minute organisms that have settled upon the ocean floor. In very deep oceanic… …   Wikipedia

  • radiolarian ooze — noun : siliceous mud of the bottom of deep seas composed largely of skeletal remains of radiolarians * * * radiolarian ooze noun A deep sea deposit in which the siliceous skeletons of Radiolaria predominate • • • Main Entry: ↑Radiolaria …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Radiolarian Ooze — Infobox Album | Name = The Radiolarian Ooze Type = Album Artist = Manorexia Released = October 2002 Recorded = Self Immolation Studios, Brooklyn Genre = Imaginary Soundtrack, Avant garde Length = 61:30 Label = Ectopic Ents Producer = J. G.… …   Wikipedia

  • Ooze — Ooze, n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w?s juice, ooze, Icel. v[=a]s wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G. wasen.] 1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure. My son i the ooze is bedded. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ooze — ooze1 /oohz/, v., oozed, oozing, n. v.i. 1. (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings. 2. to move or pass slowly or gradually, as if through a small opening or passage: The crowd oozed… …   Universalium

  • radiolarian — /ray dee oh lair ee euhn/, n. any minute, marine protozoan of the class Radiolaria, or, in some classification schemes, the superclass Actinopoda, having an amebalike body with radiating, filamentous pseudopodia and a usually elaborate outer… …   Universalium

  • Pacific Ocean — an ocean bordered by the American continents, Asia, and Australia: largest ocean in the world; divided by the equator into the North Pacific and the South Pacific. 70,000,000 sq. mi. (181,300,000 sq. km); greatest known depth, 35,433 ft. (10,800… …   Universalium

  • radiolarite — noun a) a fossil radiolarian shell b) radiolarian ooze …   Wiktionary

  • Manorexia — This article is about the musical group. For the eating disorder (a portmanteau of man and anorexia ), see anorexia nervosa. Manorexia is an experimental instrumental project of composer J. G. Thirlwell (primarily of Foetus). Manorexia was formed …   Wikipedia

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