Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A yellow coloring matter: same as
diatomin .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algæ.
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- noun dated A
yellowish colouring matter found in certainalgae .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, seaweed + yellow.
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