Meaning & use
kieselguhr
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A soft, porous rock made of the fossilized remains of diatoms, used as a filtering agent, absorbent, and insulator; diatomaceous earth.
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Brewers filter beer through kieselguhr to remove yeast and sediment.
Alfred Nobel used kieselguhr to stabilize nitroglycerin into dynamite.
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The word comes from German 'Kiesel' (flint) and 'Guhr' (loose sediment).
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diatomitediatomaceous earth
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