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diatom (n.)
1845, coined from Greek
diatomos
"cut in two," from
diatemnein
"to cut through," from
dia-
"through" (see
dia-
) +
temnein
"to cut" (see
tome
). So called because they typically appear to have been cut in half. Related:
Diatomic
.
