Archeozoic

or Ar·chae·o·zo·ic

[ ahr-kee-uh-zoh-ik ]

noun
  1. former name of the Archean.

adjective
  1. formerly, Archean.

Origin of Archeozoic

1
First recorded in 1870–75; archeo- + Greek zō(ḗ) “life” + -ic

Words Nearby Archeozoic

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How to use Archeozoic in a sentence

  • During the Archeozoic, no evidence of glaciation has yet been discovered.

    Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington
  • Even in the Archeozoic the rocks testify to a climate seemingly not greatly different from that of the average of geologic time.

    Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington
  • Archeozoic rocks have been studied minutely over a very small percentage of the earth's land surface.

    Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington
  • I believe that our sun could not have been a typical nova, at least not since the Archeozoic, that is for perhaps a billion years.

    Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington
  • In the accompanying map Archeozoic rocks are widely exposed to view within the areas shown in black.

    Geology | William J. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for Archeozoic

Archeozoic

/ (ˌɑːkɪəˈzəʊɪk) /


adjective
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of Archaeozoic

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Scientific definitions for Archeozoic

Archeozoic

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