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diatomite

English

Etymology

diatom +? -ite

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?da??t??ma?t/

Noun

diatomite (countable and uncountable, plural diatomites)

  1. (geology) A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms

Synonyms

  • ceyssatite
  • diatomaceous earth
  • kieselguhr

Translations


French

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dja.t?.mit/

Noun

diatomite f (plural diatomites)

  1. (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)

  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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