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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 kie·sel·guhr /ˈkizəlˌgʊr/
 矽藻石; 矽藻土

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Kie·sel·guhr n.  Siliceous earth; diatomaceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 kieselguhr
      n : a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and
          often used as a filtering material [syn: diatomaceous
           earth, diatomite]