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diatomist

diatomist noun: a phycologist who studies diatoms.

Noun

diatomist (plural diatomists)

  1. A phycologist who studies diatoms.

Forms of diatomist

pluraldiatomists

Origin of diatomist

From diatom + -ist.

Questions about diatomist

What does diatomist mean?
Diatomist means a phycologist who studies diatoms.
What part of speech is diatomist?
Diatomist is a noun.
What is the plural of diatomist?
The plural of diatomist is diatomists.

Words near diatomist in the dictionary

  1. diatomically
  2. diatomicity
  3. diatomics
  4. diatomiferous
  5. diatomine
  6. diatomist
  7. diatomists
  8. diatomite
  9. diatomites
  10. diatomitic
  11. diatomivorous

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