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diatomite
English
Etymology
diatom +? -ite
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da??t??ma?t/
Noun
diatomite (countable and uncountable, plural diatomites)
- (geology) A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms
Synonyms
- ceyssatite
- diatomaceous earth
- kieselguhr
Translations
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dja.t?.mit/
Noun
diatomite f (plural diatomites)
- (geology) diatomite
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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)
- 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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