diatomic

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UK/daɪəˈtɒmɪk/

adjective

Consisting of two atoms.

“diatomic element”

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diatomaceous
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Meanings

diatomic1

adjectivediatomic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryConsisting of two atoms.

    diatomic element

    1 more example

    diatomic molecule

noundiatomic (plural diatomics)

plural diatomics

  1. chemistryA diatomic molecule or other species.

diatomic2

adjectivediatomic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareOf or relating to diatoms.

    Cytological studies of the silicon diatomic cell wall, exhibiting the most beautiful diatoms appearance, are presented by Karsten and Holzinger, by Witkowski, and by others.

    2019, Joseph Seckbach, Richard Gordon, Diatoms: Fundamentals and Applications, page xxiv

    Synonyms: diatomaceous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to diatoms.

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diatomaceous
Also see
diatomaceous

Origin

diatomic · adjective, noun

From di- + atomic.

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diatomic · adjective

From diatom + -ic.

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Translations

Bulgarian двуатомен
  • двуатомен (dvuatomen)consisting of two atoms
Catalan diatòmic
  • diatòmicconsisting of two atoms
Finnish kaksiatominen
  • kaksiatominenconsisting of two atoms
French diatomique
  • diatomiqueconsisting of two atoms
Hungarian kétatomos
  • kétatomosconsisting of two atoms
Icelandic tvíatóma
  • tvíatómaconsisting of two atoms
Irish dé-adamhach
  • dé-adamhachconsisting of two atoms
Tagalog dalmulpiknin
  • dalmulpikninconsisting of two atoms
Cite this entry
APA

diatomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomic

MLA

“diatomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diatomic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomic.

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