diatom

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Noun
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di=a=tom

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun diatom has 1 sense

OXFORD DICTIONARY

diatom, n. a microscopic unicellular alga with a siliceous cell-wall, found as plankton and forming fossil deposits.

Derivative
diatomaceous adj.
Etymology
mod.L Diatoma (genus-name) f. Gk diatomos (as DIA-, temno cut)

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