diatom
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek διά (dia, “through”) + τέμνειν (temnein, “to cut”), i.e., "cut in half"
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Noun [edit]
diatom (plural diatoms)
- One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy.
