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diatomaceous earth. A kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.

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kieselguhr

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Source Word

kieselguhr

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkiːzəlɡʊə/

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

珪藻土。珪藻の残骸を含む軟らかい岩石で、硝化グリセリンの吸収材として用いられ、ダイナマイトの製造に利用される。

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The ancient filter used kieselguhr to purify the brewery's water, removing even the finest particles.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その古い濾過器は、醸造所の水を浄化するために珪藻土を使用し、最も細かい粒子さえも取り除きました。

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It was the only name anybody seemed to know him by, “Kieselguhr” being a kind of fine clay, used to soak up nitroglycerine and stabilize it into dynamite.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

kieselguhrs

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