Definition of diatomite in English:

diatomite

noun dʌɪˈatəmʌɪtdaɪˈædəˌmaɪt

mass nounGeology

A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from consolidated diatomaceous earth.
〔地质〕硅藻岩
Example sentencesExamples
- After the plasma was treated in a water bath at 60 [degrees] C for 30 min, the lipid extraction was done with Hydromatrix, a diatomite, in isopropanol and n-hexane.
- Diatoms have an extensive fossil record going back to the Cretaceous; some rocks are formed almost entirely of fossil diatoms, and are known as diatomite or diatomaceous earth.
- The richest sources of diatom fossils are deposits of their skeletons known as diatomite, or diatomaceous earth.
- By this time, both groups were abundant and diversified globally, so much so that diatomite is a common marine sediment of the Miocene.
- As diatoms collect on the ocean floor and are buried deeper and deeper, they are compressed and changed from a form known as diatomite, which is used in swimming pool filters, to opal.

Origin

Late 19th century: from diatom + -ite¹.

Definition of diatomite in US English:

diatomite

noundīˈadəˌmītdaɪˈædəˌmaɪt

Geology

A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from consolidated diatomaceous earth.
〔地质〕硅藻岩
Example sentencesExamples
- The richest sources of diatom fossils are deposits of their skeletons known as diatomite, or diatomaceous earth.
- By this time, both groups were abundant and diversified globally, so much so that diatomite is a common marine sediment of the Miocene.
- After the plasma was treated in a water bath at 60 [degrees] C for 30 min, the lipid extraction was done with Hydromatrix, a diatomite, in isopropanol and n-hexane.
- As diatoms collect on the ocean floor and are buried deeper and deeper, they are compressed and changed from a form known as diatomite, which is used in swimming pool filters, to opal.
- Diatoms have an extensive fossil record going back to the Cretaceous; some rocks are formed almost entirely of fossil diatoms, and are known as diatomite or diatomaceous earth.

Origin

Late 19th century: from diatom + -ite.

单词	diatomite
释义	Definition of diatomite in English: diatomite noun dʌɪˈatəmʌɪtdaɪˈædəˌmaɪt mass nounGeology A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from consolidated diatomaceous earth. 〔地质〕硅藻岩 Example sentencesExamples After the plasma was treated in a water bath at 60 [degrees] C for 30 min, the lipid extraction was done with Hydromatrix, a diatomite, in isopropanol and n-hexane. Diatoms have an extensive fossil record going back to the Cretaceous; some rocks are formed almost entirely of fossil diatoms, and are known as diatomite or diatomaceous earth. The richest sources of diatom fossils are deposits of their skeletons known as diatomite, or diatomaceous earth. By this time, both groups were abundant and diversified globally, so much so that diatomite is a common marine sediment of the Miocene. As diatoms collect on the ocean floor and are buried deeper and deeper, they are compressed and changed from a form known as diatomite, which is used in swimming pool filters, to opal. Origin Late 19th century: from diatom + -ite¹. Definition of diatomite in US English: diatomite noundīˈadəˌmītdaɪˈædəˌmaɪt Geology A fine-grained sedimentary rock formed from consolidated diatomaceous earth. 〔地质〕硅藻岩 Example sentencesExamples The richest sources of diatom fossils are deposits of their skeletons known as diatomite, or diatomaceous earth. By this time, both groups were abundant and diversified globally, so much so that diatomite is a common marine sediment of the Miocene. After the plasma was treated in a water bath at 60 [degrees] C for 30 min, the lipid extraction was done with Hydromatrix, a diatomite, in isopropanol and n-hexane. As diatoms collect on the ocean floor and are buried deeper and deeper, they are compressed and changed from a form known as diatomite, which is used in swimming pool filters, to opal. Diatoms have an extensive fossil record going back to the Cretaceous; some rocks are formed almost entirely of fossil diatoms, and are known as diatomite or diatomaceous earth. Origin Late 19th century: from diatom + -ite.
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