"diatomaceous earth" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} diatomaceous earth (uncountable)
  1. A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive. Wikipedia link: diatomaceous earth Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry Synonyms: diatomite, kieselguhr Hypernyms (hydrated silica (mineral component of siliceous soil)): soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains Translations (soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains): diatomita [feminine] (Catalan), 硅藻土 (guīzǎotǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), moler [neuter] (Danish), kiselgur [common-gender, neuter] (Danish), diatomito (Esperanto), diatomea tero (Esperanto), kiselguro (Esperanto), piimaa (Finnish), kieselguhr (French), terre d’infusoires (French), terre diatomée (French), Kieselguhr [feminine] (German), Diatomeenerde [feminine] (German), cré dhiatómúil [feminine] (Irish), 珪藻土 (keisōdo) (alt: けいそうど) (Japanese), 규조토 (gyujoto) (alt: 硅藻土) (Korean), terra diatomácea [feminine] (Portuguese), kieselguhr [masculine] (Portuguese), diatomito [masculine] (Portuguese), диатоми́т (diatomít) [masculine] (Russian), кизельгу́р (kizelʹgúr) [masculine] (Russian), инфузо́рная земля́ (infuzórnaja zemljá) [feminine] (Russian), го́рная мука́ (górnaja muká) [feminine] (Russian), diatomita [feminine] (Spanish)

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