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diatomous

diatomous adjective: having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; said of crystals.

Adjective

diatomous (not comparable)

  1. Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; said of crystals.

Origin of diatomous

From dia- + -tomous.

Questions about diatomous

What does diatomous mean?
Diatomous means having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; said of crystals.
What part of speech is diatomous?
Diatomous is an adjective.

Words near diatomous in the dictionary

  1. diatomitic
  2. diatomivorous
  3. diatomology
  4. diatomophile
  5. diatomophiles
  6. diatomous
  7. diatoms
  8. diatomyid
  9. diatomyids
  10. diatonic
  11. diatonic button accordion

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