different between diatom vs tripoli

diatom

English

Etymology

From (deprecated) genus name Diatoma, from Ancient Greek ???????? (diátomos, cut through, cut in half).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?da??t?m/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?da???t?m/

Noun

diatom (plural diatoms)

  1. Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.

Derived terms

  • diatomaceous
  • diatomite

Translations

Anagrams

  • Tomida

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tripoli

English

Etymology

Originally brought from Tripoli in Africa.

Noun

tripoli (countable and uncountable, plural tripolis)

  1. (geology) A sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.

Italian

Noun

tripoli m (invariable)

  1. (geology) tripoli

tripoli m

  1. plural of tripolo
  2. plural of tripolio

Anagrams

  • poltrii

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