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DIATOMITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Synonyms:
diatomaceous earth; diatomite; kieselguhr
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("diatomite" is a kind of...):
filter (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)
earth; ground (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface)
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