Sinhala Dictionary definitions for diatom
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diatom : ඩයටම
diatom : ඒකසෛලික ජලජශාකය
diatom definition
Noun.
- One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous divisioNoun. By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariae, but this word is not in general use.
- A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle.