"diatomous" meaning in English

See diatomous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Ancient Greek [Term?] (“cut through”). Compare diatom. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|||cut through}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“cut through”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diatomous (not comparable)
  1. (mineralogy) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; said of crystals. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mineralogy
    Sense id: en-diatomous-en-adj-ZEPwytFI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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