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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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.t?.mit/

Noun

diatomite f (plural diatomites)

1. (geology) diatomite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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