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Showing words for DIATOM using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Diatom
diatom
5 Letter Words for Diatom
admit, amido, atmid, diota, tomia
4 Letter Words for Diatom
adit, admi, amdt, amid, amit, atmo, atom, dato, diam, dita, doat, doit, iota, itmo, mado, maid, maoi, moat, modi, moid, moit, mota, omit, tiao, toad, toda
3 Letter Words for Diatom
adm, ado, aid, aim, ait, ami, amt, atm, dam, dao, dat, dia, dim, dit, doa, dom, dot, iao, ida, ido, imo, ita, itd, mad, mao, mat, mia, mid, mit, moa, mod, moi, mot, mtd, oad, oam, oat, oda, tad, tai, tam, tao, tid, tim, toa, tod, toi, tom
Definitions for Diatom
[1] any of numerous microscopic, unicellular, marine or freshwater algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, having cell walls containing silica.
[2] any microscopic unicellular alga of the phylum Bacillariophyta , occurring in marine or fresh water singly or in colonies, each cell having a cell wall made of two halves and impregnated with silica See also diatomite
Words nearby Diatom
diathermancy, diathermanous, diathermic, diathermy, diathesis, diatom, diatomaceous, diatomaceous earth, diatomic, diatomite, diatonic
Origin of Diatom
1835–45; < New Latin Diatoma originally a genus name, feminine noun based on Greek diátomos cut in two. See dia-, -tome
Word origin for Diatom
C19: from New Latin Diatoma (genus name), from Greek diatomos cut in two, from diatemnein to cut through, from dia- + temnein to cut