diatom
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diatom¹
- /ˈdaɪ.ə.təm/ UK
- /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɔm/ US
Where it comes from
From (deprecated) genus name Diatoma, from Ancient Greek διάτομος (diátomos, “cut through, cut in half”).
noun diatoms
- Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta. Diatoms are enclosed in two shells that fit together like a pillbox.
diatom²
- /daɪˈæ.təm/ UK
- /daɪˈæ.təm/ US
Where it comes from
From di- + atom.
noun diatoms
- A molecule composed of two atoms of the same element; a homonuclear diatomic molecule. We show here, through a systematic study of the covalent chemical bond covering the entire periodic system, that the maximum bond multiplicity is six. The maximum value is reached by the tungsten diatom, W₂. No other pair of atoms in the periodic system (atomic numbers smaller than about 100) reache
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noun grouping of minute algae
| Español | diatomea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 규조 gyujo |
| 日本語 | 珪藻 keisō |
| Português | diatomácea |
| Français | diatomée |
| Deutsch | Kieselalge |
| Italiano | diatomea |
| Ελληνικά | διάτομα diátoma |
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