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Meaning of diatom

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

diatom

Pronunciation:/ˈdaɪətəm//ˈdaɪəˌtɑm/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diatom

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