- 1. n. One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariae, but this word is not in general use. Source: opted
- 2. n. A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle. Source: opted
- 3. n. microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. (Bot.) One of the Diatomaceæ, a word/family">family of word/minute">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
- 5. One of the Diatomaceæ, a word/family">family of word/minute">minute unicellular Alg¨aving a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individualmultiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms arecalled Bacillariæ, but this word is not in general use. Source: adambom
- 6. n:100 n. microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica Source: ecdict
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