diatomaceous earth

noun

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

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diatomitekieselguhr
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Meanings

noundiatomaceous earth (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.

    Synonyms: diatomite, kieselguhr

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.

Similar
diatomitekieselguhr

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
diatomitekieselguhr
Broader
earthgroundfilter
Also see
diatomitekieselguhr

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan diatomita
  • diatomitasoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Chinese Mandarin 硅藻土
  • 硅藻土 (guīzǎotǔ)soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Danish moler, kiselgur
  • molersoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • kiselgursoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Esperanto diatomito, diatomea tero
  • diatomitosoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • diatomea terosoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • kiselgurosoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Finnish piimaa
  • piimaasoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
French kieselguhr, terre d'infusoires
  • kieselguhrsoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • terre d'infusoiressoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • terre diatoméesoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
German Kieselgur, Diatomeenerde
  • Kieselgursoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • Diatomeenerdesoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Irish cré dhiatómúil
  • cré dhiatómúilsoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Japanese 珪藻土
  • 珪藻土 (keisōdo)soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Korean 규조토
  • 규조토 (gyujoto)soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Portuguese terra diatomácea, kieselguhr
  • terra diatomáceasoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • kieselguhrsoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • diatomitosoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Russian диатоми́т, кизельгу́р
  • диатоми́т (diatomít)soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • кизельгу́р (kizelʹgúr)soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • инфузо́рная земля́ (infuzórnaja zemljá)soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
  • го́рная мука́ (górnaja muká)soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Spanish diatomita
  • diatomitasoil consisting of siliceous diatom remains
Cite this entry
APA

diatomaceous earth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomaceous%20earth

MLA

“diatomaceous earth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomaceous%20earth. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diatomaceous earth,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomaceous%20earth.

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