What does kieselguhr mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr(noun)
a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Wiktionary
kieselguhr(Noun)
A kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
Origin: From Kieselguhr, from Kiesel ‘gravel’ + Guhr ‘guhr’.
Webster Dictionary
Kieselguhr(noun)
siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite
Origin: [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an earthy deposit or sediment in water.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kieselguhr
kē′zl-gūr, n. the mineral remains of a species of algæ, used in the manufacture of dynamite. [Ger.,—kiesel, flint, guhr, fermentation.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kieselguhr in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kieselguhr in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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