diatom

n. 硅藻 [医] 硅藻, 矽藻

发音

UK /ˈdaɪ.ə.təm/
UK /daɪˈæ.təm/
US /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɔm/
US /daɪˈæ.təm/

词形变化

diatoms 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.

    硅藻

  2. 1.

    A molecule composed of two atoms of the same element; a homonuclear diatomic molecule.

    化学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

algae alga phytoplankton

词源

From (deprecated) genus name Diatoma, from Ancient Greek διάτομος (diátomos, “cut through, cut in half”).

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