'Spongiolite' definitions:

Definition of 'Spongiolite'

From: GCIDE
  • Spongiolite \Spon"gi*o*lite\ (-[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. spoggia` sponge + -lite.] (Paleon.) One of the microscopic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossil, as in flints. [1913 Webster]