DIATOMITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

diatomaceous earth; diatomite; kieselguhr

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("diatomite" 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)

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