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Rarediatom
The correct spelling is diatom.
How to pronounce diatom
/ˈdaɪətəm/
nounIPA: /ˈdaɪətəm/
Say it like: Dia-tom
The correct spelling is diatom. Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
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