kieselguhr

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İngilizce - Türkçe
diyatomit
kizelgur
İngilizce - İngilizce
A kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite

It was the only name anybody seemed to know him by, “Kieselguhr” being a kind of fine clay, used to soak up nitroglycerine and stabilize it into dynamite.

{i} siliceous earth, earth which contains the remains of diatoms and is used in the manufacture of dynamite
Diatomaceous earth, a finely porous material used for thermal insulation to 1100 C (2012 F)
Filtering aid made of fine siliceous earth It is used e g to separate the spent microorganisms from the fermentation liquid
Diatomaceous earth, a powder of micro scopic fossils, used to filter beer
Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite
a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
kieselguhr

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    () From German Kieselguhr, from Kiesel ‘gravel’ + Guhr ‘guhr’.