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diatomaceous earth (calcium carbonate white pigment, transparent white pigment, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: An soft, whitish, absorbent powder derived from the siliceous skeletons of microscopic water plants called diatoms, composed of 88% silica. It is used as a poultice, a desiccating insecticide, a decolorizer and filtration aid for purifying oils, fats, and waxes, an inert pigment, a filler in paper, paint, brick, floor tiles, ceramics, linoleum, plastic, soap, and detergent, an insulation for boilers and blast furnaces, as sound insulation, and as a very mild abrasive in metal polishes and toothpaste. It reduces gloss, acts as a suspending agent, increases viscosity, and absorbs dyes well, thus is used as a base for lake colors.
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| diatomaceous earth (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
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| earth, diatomaceous (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| diatomite (diatomaceous earth) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| diatomite earth (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| infusorial earth (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| celite (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 矽藻土 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| 西萊特 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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| xì zǎo tǔ (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| xi zao tu (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| hsi tsao t'u (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| diatomiet (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| diatomeeënaarde (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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| infusorienaarde (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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| kiezelgoer (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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| tierra de diatomeas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by function> (G) |
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................ colorant (material) (G) |
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.................... pigments (G) |
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........................ <pigment by color> (G) |
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............................ white pigment (G) |
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................................ transparent white pigment (G) |
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.................................... calcium carbonate white pigment (G) |
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........................................ diatomaceous earth (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 一種質軟、吸水的白色粉末，取自構造中有百分之八十八為二氧化矽的微小水生植物－矽藻－的矽質骨骼。可做為泥敷劑、乾燥殺蟲劑、脫色劑、惰性顏料，可用來過濾並淨化油、脂肪及蠟，可當作紙張、油漆、磚塊、地磚、陶瓷、油氈、塑膠、肥皂和清潔劑的填充料，可做為鍋爐和高爐的絕緣體，可當作聲音絕緣體，也可做為金屬擦亮劑和牙膏中非常溫和的研磨劑。矽藻土能降低光澤、當作懸浮劑、增加黏度，並善於吸收染料，因而做為色澱顏料的基底。 |
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