"diatomite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /daɪˈæt.əˌmaɪt/ Forms: diatomites [plural]
Etymology: From diatom + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diatom|ite}} diatom + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} diatomite (countable and uncountable, plural diatomites)
  1. (geology) A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms Wikipedia link: en:diatomite Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: ceyssatite, diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr Derived forms: diatomitic Translations (A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms): diatomita [feminine] (Catalan), piilevämaa (Finnish), piimaa (Finnish), diatomite [feminine] (French), diatomita [feminine] (Galician), διατομίτης (diatomítis) [masculine] (Greek), 珪藻土 (keisōdo) (alt: けいそうど) (Japanese), diatomita [feminine] (Spanish)

Noun [French]

IPA: /dja.tɔ.mit/ Forms: diatomites [plural]
Etymology: First attested in the 20th century. Derived from diatomée + -ite. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|20th century}} the 20th century, {{etydate|20th century}} First attested in the 20th century, {{af|fr|diatomée|-ite}} diatomée + -ite Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} diatomite f (plural diatomites)
  1. (geology) diatomite Tags: feminine

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