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diatomaceous, a.|ˌdaɪətəˈmeɪʃəs|
[f. mod.L. Diatomāceæ (f. Diatoma) + -ous: see prec. and -aceous.]
a. Of or pertaining to the family Diatomaceæ, containing the diatoms and their allies.
b. Geol. Consisting or formed of the fossil remains of diatoms, as in diatomaceous earth, diatomaceous deposits, etc.
1847J. D. Hooker in Brit. Assoc. Rept. II. 83 (Paper) On the Diatomaceous Vegetation of the Antarctic Ocean. 1853Kane Grinnell Exp. xlviii. (1856) 455 Filled with slimy diatomaceous life. 1878Huxley Physiogr. xvii. 292 In diatomaceous deposits the individual diatoms run into a sort of opal. 1883Cassell's Fam. Mag. 507/1 The best diatomaceous earth is the ‘Kieselguhr’ of Hanover, which serves for the preparation of dynamite.
So diatoˈmacean, a member of the Diatomaceæ; = next.
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