slovo | definícia |
Infusorial (gcide) | Infusorial \In`fu*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)
Belonging to the Infusoria; composed of, or containing,
Infusoria; as, infusorial earth.
[1913 Webster]
Infusorial earth (Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white,
siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the
microscopic plants called diatoms; also called
diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr, and diatomite. It is
used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of
dynamite.
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Infusorial earth (gcide) | Infusorial \In`fu*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)
Belonging to the Infusoria; composed of, or containing,
Infusoria; as, infusorial earth.
[1913 Webster]
Infusorial earth (Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white,
siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the
microscopic plants called diatoms; also called
diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr, and diatomite. It is
used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of
dynamite.
[1913 Webster +PJC]diatomaceous earth \di`a*to*ma"ceous earth`\ (Geol.),
a deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material,
composed mainly of the shells of the microscopic plants
called diatoms; also called infusorial earth, kieselguhr,
and diatomite. It is used in polishing powder, and in the
manufacture of dynamite.
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infusorial earth (gcide) | Infusorial \In`fu*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)
Belonging to the Infusoria; composed of, or containing,
Infusoria; as, infusorial earth.
[1913 Webster]
Infusorial earth (Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white,
siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the
microscopic plants called diatoms; also called
diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr, and diatomite. It is
used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of
dynamite.
[1913 Webster +PJC]diatomaceous earth \di`a*to*ma"ceous earth`\ (Geol.),
a deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material,
composed mainly of the shells of the microscopic plants
called diatoms; also called infusorial earth, kieselguhr,
and diatomite. It is used in polishing powder, and in the
manufacture of dynamite.
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