单词 | diatomaceous deposits |
释义 | > as lemmasdiatomaceous deposits b. Geology. Consisting or formed of the fossil remains of diatoms, as in diatomaceous earth, diatomaceous deposits, etc. ΚΠ 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography xvii. 292 In diatomaceous deposits..the individual diatoms run into a sort of opal. 1883 Cassell's Family Mag. 507/1 The best diatomaceous earth is the ‘Kieselguhr’ of Hanover, which serves for the preparation of dynamite. < as lemmas |
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