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Image:Diatoms through the microscope.jpg|right|thumb|200 px|A view of diatoms through the microscope.

Etymology
From Gr. polytonic|διά (dia) 'through' + polytonic|�έμνειν (temnein) 'to cut', i.e., "cut in half"

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�daɪ�t�m/
italbrac|US IPA|/�daɪ�t��m/
audio|en-us-diatom.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy.

Translations
Finnish: piilevä

ar:diatom
io:diatom
vi:diatom
zh:diatom

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