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Kieselguhr

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(n.) Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Kieselguhr'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​k/kieselguhr.html. 1828.
 
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