kie|sel|guhr

kie|sel|guhr
kie|sel|guhr or kie|sel|gur «KEE zuhl gur», noun.
a fine siliceous earth consisting of the fossil remains of diatoms, used as an abrasive, insulator, and filter, and in the manufacture of dynamite as an absorbent for nitroglycerin; diatomaceous earth; diatomite.
[< German Kieselgur < Kiesel gravel + Gur earthy sediment, fermentation]

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  • kie|sel|gur — kie|sel|guhr or kie|sel|gur «KEE zuhl gur», noun. a fine siliceous earth consisting of the fossil remains of diatoms, used as an abrasive, insulator, and filter, and in the manufacture of dynamite as an absorbent for nitroglycerin; diatomaceous… …   Useful english dictionary

  • guhr — guhr; kie·sel·guhr; …   English syllables

  • kie — ar·kie; ba·kie; bo·kie; dove·kie; gei·kie·lite; gon·a·kie; han·kie; haw·kie; in·kie; kie·kie; kie·kie; kie·sel·guhr; kie·ser·ite; koom·kie; la·kie; man·kie; mus·kie; plis·kie; pon·dok·kie; tam·boo·kie; tok tok·kie; pin·kie; hon·kie; hun·kie;… …   English syllables

  • sel — an·gus·ti·sel·late; an·sel·mi·an; ba·sel; ba·sel·la; bes·sel; bi·sel·li·um; bo·sel·a·phus; bring·sel; cal·a·bra·sel·la; cap·sel·la; car·rou·sel; cas·sel; cas·sel·mann s; ches·sel; chlam·y·do·sel·a·chus; chrem·sel; clad·o·sel·a·che; coun·sel·able; …   English syllables

  • kieselguhr — kie·sel·guhr …   English syllables

  • Kieselguhr — Kie sel*guhr , n. [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an earthy deposit or sediment in water.] Siliceous earth; diatomaceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kieselgur — Kie|sel|gur 〈f. 20; unz.〉 sehr leichtes, aus den kieselsäurehaltigen Panzern von Diatomeen bestehendes Pulver zur Wärme u. Schallisolation sowie als Saugmaterial verwendet; Sy Infusorienerde, Diatomeenerde, Tripel [Gu(h)r: „feuchte, aus dem… …   Universal-Lexikon

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