Definition of Diatom
Di´a`tom
Pronunciation:
dī`å`tǒm
n.
1.
(Bot.)
One
of
the
Diatomaceæ
,
a
family
of
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.
Related Words
alga
,
algae
,
Bacillariophyceae
,
class
Bacillariophyceae
,
class
Diatomophyceae
,
Diatomophyceae
,
phytoplankton
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