Definition of Azic
A*zo"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. +
&?; life, from &?; to live.] 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.
Azoic age (Geol.), the age preceding the
existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic
is also used as a noun, age being understood. See
Archæan, and Eozoic.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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