Definitions for "Diatomite"
The filtering medium of a diatomaceous earth filter composed of microscopic fossil skeletons for the 'diatom', a tiny freshwater marine plankton.
A light colored, fine-grained siliceous sedimentary rock that forms from a sediment rich in diatom remains.
siliceous sediment consisting of the skeletons of diatoms.
Small quarry, refinary and associated village down the hill from Kikopey School.
a group of single-celled algae with silica walls and forming filaments and colonies (eaten by flamingos)