Usually means: Composed of fossilized algae remains.
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  1. diatomaceous: Merriam-Webster
  2. diatomaceous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. diatomaceous: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. diatomaceous: Collins English Dictionary
  5. diatomaceous: Wordnik
  6. diatomaceous: Wiktionary
  7. diatomaceous: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. diatomaceous: Dictionary.com
  9. Diatomaceous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. diatomaceous: FreeDictionary.org
  11. diatomaceous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. diatomaceous: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. diatomaceous: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. diatomaceous: Medical dictionary

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  1. diatomaceous: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Water Resource Terms (No longer online)

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adjective:  Of, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their coverings.

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