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kieselguhr

kie·sel·guhr

UK/ˈkiːzəlɡʊə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

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Origin

Borrowed from German Kieselguhr, older spelling of Kieselgur, from Kiesel (“pebble, gravel”) + Gur (“guhr”).

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