azoic

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

No, I would chose the St. Maurice or the Richelieu, the Lièvre or the Saguenay, the Ottawa or portions of the St. Lawrence, with the grim Azoic rocks, the turbulent rapids and the somber pines.

From Crowded Out! and Other Sketches by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)

Chloride of gold is at present day contained in sea water and in some mineral waters, and would have been likely to be more abundant during the Azoic and early Paleozoic period.

From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)

Among the papers read was one upon the "Azoic System of Lake Superior," by Messrs. Foster and Whitney, United States Geologists.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various

That land belongs to the Azoic period, and contains no trace of life.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 by Various

In the European ocean of the Azoic epoch we find five islands of considerable size.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 by Various