Definition of Diatam
Di"a*tom (dī`&adot;*t&obreve;m),
n. [Gr. dia`tomos cut in two. See
Diatomous.] 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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