DIATOMACEOUS EARTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diatomaceous earth mean? 

• DIATOMACEOUS EARTH (noun)
  The noun DIATOMACEOUS EARTH has 1 sense:

1. a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

  Familiarity information: DIATOMACEOUS EARTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIATOMACEOUS EARTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

diatomaceous earth; diatomite; kieselguhr

Hypernyms ("diatomaceous earth" is a kind of...):

filter (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)

earth; ground (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface)

 Context examples 

Activation may be provided by contact with the glass tube or exposure to activators (e.g., ellagic acid, particulate silicates such as diatomaceous earth or kaolin) before addition of the calcium chloride.

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