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Found 2 items, similar to diatomaceous earth.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: diatomaceous earth
diatomaceous earth
n : a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and
often used as a filtering material [syn:
diatomite,
kieselguhr]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: diatomaceous earth
Infusorial
\In`fu*so"ri*al\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the Infusoria; composed of, or containing,
Infusoria; as, infusorial earth.
[1913 Webster]
Infusorial earth (Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white,
siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the
microscopic plants called diatoms; also called
diatomaceous earth,
kieselguhr, and
diatomite. It is
used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of
dynamite.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
diatomaceous earth
\di`a*to*ma"ceous earth`\ (Geol.),
a deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material,
composed mainly of the shells of the microscopic plants
called diatoms; also called
infusorial earth,
kieselguhr,
and
diatomite. It is used in polishing powder, and in the
manufacture of dynamite.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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