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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