Associations to the word «Diatomaceous»

Wiktionary

DIATOMACEOUS, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or containing diatoms or their coverings.
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH, noun. A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material or microabrasive.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats