noun🔗ShareKieselgur, DiatomeenerdeDiatomaceous earth. A kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite."The factory worker carefully mixed nitroglycerin with kieselguhr to make dynamite for blasting in the nearby quarry. "Der Fabrikarbeiter mischte vorsichtig Nitroglyzerin mit Kieselgur, um Dynamit für Sprengungen im nahegelegenen Steinbruch herzustellen.geologymaterialsubstancechemistryindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
