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Definition: INFUSORIAL EARTH |
INFUSORIAL EARTH1. (Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the microscopic plants called diatoms. It is used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of dynamite. |
| Domain | Definition |
Chemistry | Extremely porous earth composed essentially of the siliceous skeletons of diatoms which are extremely minute unicelled organisms ; deposits of fossil algae with silicaceous walls, which may be used for insulation ; light-coloured friable siliceous sedimentary rock, consisting chiefly of opaline frustules of diatom, a unicellular aquatic plant related to the algae. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | Inert siliceous material used as a filter aid. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | An obsolete syn. of diatomite. Syn:infusorial silica. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: INFUSORIAL EARTH |
| English words defined with "INFUSORIAL EARTH": Infusorial. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "INFUSORIAL EARTH"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | infusoriejord (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, terra silicea, tripoli-powder), kiselgur (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, terra silicea, tripoli-powder), diatomit (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomejord (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatoméjord (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder). (various references) | |
Dutch | infusorienaarde (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur), infusoriënaarde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), tripli-aarde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), kiezelgoer (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), fossiele kiezelaarde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomiet (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomeeenaarde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomeeënaarde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), bergmeel (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, rotten-stone, tellurine, Tripoli, tripoli-powder, tripolite). (various references) | |
Finnish | piimaa (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), piilevämaa (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur), piiguuri (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur), kiiseliguuri (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur). (various references) | |
French | terres à diatomées, terre d'infusoires, terre de diatomées, terre à diatomées, randanite, kieselgur, kieselguhr, farine fossile, diatomite. (various references) | |
German | Infusorienerde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, terra silicea, tripoli-powder), Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, terra silicea, tripoli-powder), Kieselguhr (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, terra silicea, tripoli-powder), Kieselalgen-Erde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), Diatomit (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), Diatomeenerde (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, terra silicea, tripoli-powder). (various references) | |
Greek | KIESELGUR (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur), γη διατόμων (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), διατομίτης (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur). (various references) | |
Italian | tripoli (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, rotten-stone, tellurine, Tripoli, tripoli-powder, tripolite), terre a diatomee (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), terra d'infusori (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), terra diatomacea (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), terra di diatomee (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), farina fossile (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomite (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | infusorialay earthay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | trípoli (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, rotten-stone, tellurine, Tripoli, tripoli-powder, tripolite), terra diatomácea (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), terra de infusórios (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), terra de diatomáceas (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomite (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder). (various references) | |
Spanish | tierra de infusorios,tierra de diatomeas (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur), tierra de infusorios (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), tierra de diatomeas (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, Sil-O-Cel, tellurine, tripoli-powder), Kieselgur (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomita (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, Sil-O-Cel, tellurine, tripoli-powder). (various references) | |
Swedish | infusionsjord (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur), kiselgur (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatomacéjord (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), diatoméjord (diatomaceous earth, diatomite, fossil meal, kieselguhr, Kieselgur, moler earth, mountain meal, randanite, tellurine, tripoli-powder), beigmjöl (diatomaceous earth, Kieselguhr, Kieselgur). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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