Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
before the appearance of life;
- Example: "azoic rocks contain not organic remains"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Azoic \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.
[1913 Webster]
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
Arch[ae]an, and Eozoic.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
azoic
adj 1: before the appearance of life; "azoic rocks contain not
organic remains"