English Explanatory Dictionary

kieselguhr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Diatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.

Pronunciation

/ˈkiːzəlɡʊə/

Word forms

kieselguhr kieselguhrs

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kieselguhr, older spelling of Kieselgur, from Kiesel (“pebble, gravel”) + Gur (“guhr”).

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