kieselguhr

Meanings

• A naturally occurring porous siliceous sediment, commonly used as filter aid or absorbent.

  - "Kieselguhr is often used as a filter aid in the water filtration process."
  - "In the pharmaceutical industry, kieselguhr is used as an absorbent material in the production of tablets."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with kieselguhr
kieselguhr , turmeric , cherry , merry , berry , quarry , marry , carry

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Variants

List of all variants of kieselguhr that leads to same result
kieselguhr , kieselguhrs

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'kieselguhr' originated from the German language. The word 'kiesel' means 'gravel' or 'sand', while 'guhr' or 'gahr' means 'chalk' or 'clay'. Hence, the term 'kieselguhr' refers to the naturally occurring porous siliceous sediment, similar in appearance to chalk or clay but having properties more akin to gravel or sand.

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