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Diatomite

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
diatomaceous earth
plural
Diatomites
possessive
Diatomite's
pluralpossessive
Diatomites'