Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
diazonium salt
diazotize
diazotype
dib
dibasic
dibber
dibble
dibbuk
dibromide
dibromoethane
dibs
dicalcium phosphate
dicarboxylic acid
dice
dicentra
dicephalous
dicey
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

diatomite
di·at·o·mite [ dī áttə mt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
powdery rock with industrial uses: a soft powdery porous rock. Source: accumulated shells of diatoms. Use: in fireproof cements, insulating materials, dynamite, as insecticide.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft