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(1):

(n.) One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariae, but this word is not in general use.

(2):

(n.) A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diatom'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/diatom.html. 1828.
 
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