Azoic
[ә'zәuik]
Definition
(adj.) before the appearance of life; 'azoic rocks contain not organic remains' .
Edited by Caleb--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks.
Checked by Ellen
Definition
adj. without life: before the existence of animal life: formed when there was no animal life on the globe as rocks.
Checker: Raymond
Examples
- They are frequently called _Azoic_ (lifeless) Rocks. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Even in the Azoic or Arch?ozoic Age there are traces in ice-worn rocks and the like of periods of intense cold. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This is pure guessing, of course, and there is at least an equal probability that in the time of formation of the Azoic Rocks, life had not yet begun. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Overlying or overlapping these Azoic or Arch?ozoic rocks come others, manifestly also very ancient and worn, which do contain traces of life. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Raymond