diatom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.

noun

A molecule composed of two atoms of the same element; a homonuclear diatomic molecule.

/ˈdaɪ.ə.təm/ /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɔm/ en-us-diatom.ogg /daɪˈæ.təm/

diatom diatoms

From (deprecated) genus name Diatoma, from Ancient Greek διάτομος (diátomos, “cut through, cut in half”).

infusorium

diatomaceous diatomic diatomist diatomite diatomivorous

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