pisolite noun. ['pɪzǝlʌɪt, 'pʌɪsǝ-] E18.
[mod. Latin pisolithus, from Greek pisos pea: see -LITE. Cf. PISOLITH.]
Geology.
1. = PISOLITH. Also, a small rounded accretion of volcanic ash. E18.

2. A sedimentary rock, esp. a limestone, consisting chiefly of pisoliths; peastone. E19.

■ piso'litic adjective of, consisting of, or resembling pisolite or pisolites M19.

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