Archeozoic

American  

[ahr-kee-uh-zoh-ik] / ˌɑr ki əˈzoʊ ɪk /

Or Archaeozoic

noun

1. former name of the Archean.

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adjective

1. formerly, Archean.

Archeozoic British  

/ ˌɑːkɪəˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of Archaeozoic

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Archeozoic Scientific  

/ är′kē-ə-zō′ĭk /

1. See Archean

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Etymology

Origin of Archeozoic

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

Archeozoic Archean   No fossils found, but life inferred from the existence of iron ores and limestones, which are generally formed in the presence of organisms.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling

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

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

But our knowledge of early geological times is extremely limited, so limited that lack of evidence of glaciation in the Archeozoic may have no significance.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth

Although the Archeozoic has yielded no generally admitted fossils, yet what seem to be massive algæ and sponges have been found in Canada.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Huntington, Ellsworth