diatomite
French, noun/dja.tɔ.mit/
diatomite is spelled D-I-A-T-O-M-I-T-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 56 million words in written French, the 236,816th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Diatomite is a French feminine noun meaning “diatomite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Roche sédimentaire siliceuse, poreuse et friable, formée par l’accumulation de valves de diatomées…”.
What does diatomite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediatomite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roche sédimentaire siliceuse, poreuse et friable, formée par l’accumulation de valves de diatomées (frustules).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diatomite
- diatomites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diatomite?
- /dja.tɔ.mit/
- \dja.tɔ.mit\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diatomite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diatomite in French?
diatomite appears about once in every 56 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).