DIATOMS
Noun
diatoms
plural of diatom
Anagrams
• mastoid
Source: Wiktionary
DIATOM
Di"a*tom, n. Etym: [Gr. Diatomous.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the Diatomaceæ, a family of minute unicellular Algæ having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariæ, but this word is not in general use.
2. A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle. The individual is nothing. He is no more than the diatom, the bit of protoplasm. Mrs. E. Lynn Linton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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