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ooze
a fine-grained calcareous or siliceous marine deposit consisting of the hard parts of planktonic organisms ooze [üz] (geology) A soft, muddy piece of ground, such as a bog, usually resulting from the flow of a spring or brook. A marine pelagic sediment composed of at least 30% skeletal remains of pelagic organisms, the rest being clay minerals. Soft mud or slime, typically covering the bottom of a lake or river.
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No references found | But some of us, regarding the ocean with understanding and affection, have seen it looking old, as if the immemorial ages had been stirred up from the undisturbed bottom of ooze. He tried to rush away from the horrible place; even the baleful green light, thrown up through the gloomy well-shaft, was dying away as its source sank deeper into the primeval ooze. He recapitulated what he would no doubt call his arguments,--they sounded more like threats,--and as he spoke I saw dragons fighting for their dams in the primeval ooze, and heard savage trumpetings of masculine monsters without a name. |
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