different between siliceous vs frustule

siliceous

English

Alternative forms

  • silicious

Adjective

siliceous (comparative more siliceous, superlative most siliceous)

  1. (chemistry) Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling silica or silicates.

Derived terms

  • calcareosiliceous
  • nonsiliceous
  • siliceousness

Translations

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frustule

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frustulum, from frustum (morsel).

Noun

frustule (plural frustules)

  1. (botany) The siliceous shell of a diatom.

See also

  • frustum

Anagrams

  • sulfuret

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