About  |  Kamus SABDA Mobile
Table of Contents -- kieselguhr
POS
HYPHEN
WORDNET DICTIONARY
CIDE DICTIONARY
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Link, Gadget and Share
Copy the code below to your site:
Link
Gadget
Share
 Facebook
 Twitter
Add to your browser

kieselguhr

 : 
Noun
 : 
kie=sel=guhr

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun kieselguhr has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

kieselguhrn. [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an earthy deposit or sediment in water.].
     Siliceous earth; diatomaceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kieselguhr, n. diatomaceous earth forming deposits in lakes and ponds and used as a filter, filler, insulator, etc., in various manufacturing processes.

Etymology
G f. Kiesel gravel + dial. Guhr earthy deposit
copyright © 2012 Yayasan Lembaga SABDA (YLSA) | To report a problem/suggestion