The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
diatomous — diatomous, a. Min. (daɪˈætəməs) [f. Gr. διάτοµ ος cut through (see diatom) + ous.] ‘Having crystals with one distinct diagonal cleavage’. in Craig; and in later Dicts … Useful english dictionary
Bacillariae — Diatom Di a*tom (d[imac] [.a]*t[o^]m), n. [Gr. dia tomos cut in two. See {Diatomous}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the {Diatomace[ae]}, a family of minute unicellular Alg[ae] having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diatom — Di a*tom (d[imac] [.a]*t[o^]m), n. [Gr. dia tomos cut in two. See {Diatomous}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the {Diatomace[ae]}, a family of minute unicellular Alg[ae] having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diatomaceous — di a*to*ma ceous (d[imac] [.a]*t[ o]*m[=a] sh[u^]s), a. [See {Diatomous}.] consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils; as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite). [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
