Diatom Synonyms & Definitions

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• DiatomDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariae, but this word is not in general use.
2. (n.) A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle.

• DiatomousDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; -- said of crystals.

• DiatomicDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Having two replaceable atoms or radicals.
2. (a.) Containing two atoms.