Medical term:
diatom
di·a·tom
(dī'ă-tom),An individual of microscopic unicellular algae, the shells of which comprise a sedimentary infusorial earth.
[G. diatomos, cut in two]
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diatom
(dī′ə-tŏm′)n.
Any of various microscopic one-celled or colonial heterokonts of the class Bacillariophyceae that are photosynthetic, have a silica cell wall made up of two interlocking parts, and form an important component of phytoplankton.
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diatom
a member of the BACILLARIOPHYCEAE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
di·a·to·ma·ceous
(dī'ă-tō-mā'shŭs),Pertaining to diatoms or their fossil remains.
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diatomaceous
(dī″ăt-ŏ-mā′shŭs) [L. Diatomace(ae)]Pert. to or consisting of diatoms or their fossilized siliceous remains.
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