English dictionary
kieselguhr
/'k/i/z/@/l,g/U/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.
Source: webster1913