diatomaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌdʌɪətəˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌdaɪədəˈmeɪʃəs/

Etymology: < modern Latin Diatomāceae ( < Diatoma ) + -ous suffix: see diatom n. and -aceous suffix.

a. Of or pertaining to the family Diatomaceæ, containing the diatoms and their allies.

ΚΠ

1847 J. D. Hooker in Brit. Assoc. Rept. II. 83 (title of paper) On the Diatomaceous Vegetation of the Antarctic Ocean.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlviii. 455 Filled with slimy diatomaceous life.

b. Geology. Consisting or formed of the fossil remains of diatoms, as in diatomaceous earth, diatomaceous deposits, etc.

ΚΠ

1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography xvii. 292 In diatomaceous deposits..the individual diatoms run into a sort of opal.

1883 Cassell's Family Mag. 507/1 The best diatomaceous earth is the ‘Kieselguhr’ of Hanover, which serves for the preparation of dynamite.

Derivatives

diatoˈmacean n. a member of the Diatomaceæ; = diatomean n. (In modern dictionaries.)

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diatomaceous
释义	diatomaceousadj. Brit. /ˌdʌɪətəˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌdaɪədəˈmeɪʃəs/ Etymology: < modern Latin Diatomāceae ( < Diatoma ) + -ous suffix: see diatom n. and -aceous suffix. a. Of or pertaining to the family Diatomaceæ, containing the diatoms and their allies. ΚΠ 1847 J. D. Hooker in Brit. Assoc. Rept. II. 83 (title of paper) On the Diatomaceous Vegetation of the Antarctic Ocean. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlviii. 455 Filled with slimy diatomaceous life. b. Geology. Consisting or formed of the fossil remains of diatoms, as in diatomaceous earth, diatomaceous deposits, etc. ΚΠ 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography xvii. 292 In diatomaceous deposits..the individual diatoms run into a sort of opal. 1883 Cassell's Family Mag. 507/1 The best diatomaceous earth is the ‘Kieselguhr’ of Hanover, which serves for the preparation of dynamite. Derivatives diatoˈmacean n. a member of the Diatomaceæ; = diatomean n. (In modern dictionaries.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1847
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