kieselguhr

[ kee-zuhl-goor ]

/ ˈki zəlˌgʊər /

noun

diatomaceous earth.

Origin of kieselguhr

1870–75; <German, equivalent to Kiesel flint + Gu(h)r earthy deposit

Words nearby kieselguhr

kier, Kierkegaard, Kierkegaardian, Kierkegaard, Søren, Kiernan's space, kieselguhr, kieserite, Kieślowski, Kiesselbach's area, Kiev, Kievan

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Example sentences from the Web for kieselguhr

Nitroglycerine, when absorbed in a porous earth called 'Kieselguhr', is called dynamite.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
The best substitute for "kieselguhr" is ashes of bog-head coal.
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare|C. W. Sleeman
The correct amount of kieselguhr to be added can only be ascertained by experience, and varies with different samples of yeast.
Alcoholic Fermentation|Arthur Harden
Lithofracteur, for instance, consists of 50% nitroglycerin and a mixture of prepared sawdust, kieselguhr and barium nitrate.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various

Kieselguhr is a very powerful adsorbent, and only a little will do much good; it is, however, hardly sufficient alone.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for kieselguhr

kieselguhr

/ (ˈkiːzəlˌɡʊə) /

noun

an unconsolidated form of diatomite

Word Origin for kieselguhr

C19: from German Kieselgur, from Kiesel flint, pebble + Gur loose earthy deposit

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单词	kieselguhr
释义	kieselguhr [ kee-zuhl-goor ] / ˈki zəlˌgʊər / noun diatomaceous earth. Origin of kieselguhr 1870–75; <German, equivalent to Kiesel flint + Gu(h)r earthy deposit Words nearby kieselguhr kier, Kierkegaard, Kierkegaardian, Kierkegaard, Søren, Kiernan's space, kieselguhr, kieserite, Kieślowski, Kiesselbach's area, Kiev, Kievan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kieselguhr Nitroglycerine, when absorbed in a porous earth called 'Kieselguhr', is called dynamite. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various The best substitute for "kieselguhr" is ashes of bog-head coal. Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare\|C. W. Sleeman The correct amount of kieselguhr to be added can only be ascertained by experience, and varies with different samples of yeast. Alcoholic Fermentation\|Arthur Harden Lithofracteur, for instance, consists of 50% nitroglycerin and a mixture of prepared sawdust, kieselguhr and barium nitrate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9\|Various Kieselguhr is a very powerful adsorbent, and only a little will do much good; it is, however, hardly sufficient alone. Animal Proteins\|Hugh Garner Bennett British Dictionary definitions for kieselguhr kieselguhr / (ˈkiːzəlˌɡʊə) / noun an unconsolidated form of diatomite Word Origin for kieselguhr C19: from German Kieselgur, from Kiesel flint, pebble + Gur loose earthy deposit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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