Diatoms are enclosed in two shells that fit together like a pillbox.
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Diatom
//ˈdaɪ.ə.təm//
Synonyms for "diatom" (38 found)
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Catalan
1 entries- diatomea noun (grouping of minute algae)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 硅藻 noun (grouping of minute algae)
Czech
1 entries- rozsivka noun (grouping of minute algae)
Dutch
2 entries- diatomee noun (grouping of minute algae)
- kiezelwier noun (grouping of minute algae)
Finnish
1 entries- piilevä noun (grouping of minute algae)
French
1 entries- diatomée noun (grouping of minute algae)
Galician
1 entries- diatomea noun (grouping of minute algae)
German
1 entries- Kieselalge noun (grouping of minute algae)
Greek
1 entries- διάτομα noun (grouping of minute algae)
Italian
1 entries- diatomea noun (grouping of minute algae)
Japanese
1 entries- 珪藻 noun (grouping of minute algae)
Occitan
1 entries- diatomea noun (grouping of minute algae)
Polish
1 entries- okrzemka noun (grouping of minute algae)
Portuguese
1 entries- diatomácea noun (grouping of minute algae)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dà-dhadam noun (grouping of minute algae)
Spanish
1 entries- diatomea noun (grouping of minute algae)
Swedish
1 entries- kiselalg noun (grouping of minute algae)
Turkish
1 entries- diyatom noun (grouping of minute algae)
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Diatoms are characterized by a cell wall called a fistula made of silica, which usually has two overlapping sections.
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We show here, through a systematic study of the covalent chemical bond covering the entire periodic system, that the maximum bond multiplicity is six. The maximum value is reached by the tungsten diatom, W₂. No other pair of atoms in the periodic system (atomic numbers smaller than about 100) reaches a higher bond order.
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