diatom

6 letters · noun · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

noun

microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica

Diatom in a sentence

Diatoms are enclosed in two shells that fit together like a pillbox.

Diatoms are characterized by a cell wall called a fistula made of silica, which usually has two overlapping sections.

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