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Definition of Oozes
Ooze Ooze Ooze, n. (Oceanography)
A soft deposit covering large areas of the ocean bottom,
composed largely or mainly of the shells or other hard parts
of minute organisms, as Foraminifera, Radiolaria, and
diatoms. The radiolarian ooze occurring in many places in
very deep water is composed mainly of the siliceous skeletons
of radiolarians, calcareous matter being dissolved by the
lage percentage of carbon dioxide in the water at these
depths.
Ooze Ooze Ooze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oozed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Oozing.] [Prov. Eng. weeze, wooz. See Ooze, n.]
1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the
pores of a substance or through small openings.
The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass.
--Thomson.
2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed
out; his courage oozed out.
Ooze Ooze Ooze, v. t.
To cause to ooze. --Alex. Smith.
