Diatomaceous Earth
CHEBI:CHEBI_82661
Definition
A form of silicon dioxide composed of skeletons of prehistoric diatoms (a type of hard-shelled algae). It can absorb up to four times its weight in water, and is used as an absorbent, filtration aid, and mild abrasive.
Alternative Names
- Celite
- diatomite
- fossil flour
- kieselguhr
- siliceous earth
Drug Classification
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mineralView Class →
CHEBI:46662
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silicon dioxideView Class →
CHEBI:30563
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Silicon DioxideView Class →
CHEBI:30563
Important Medical Information
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Additional Identifiers
- DRON_00010000
- 1362874
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Diatomaceous_earth
- core#notation
- CHEBI:82661
Additional References
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Additional Attributes
- oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
- chebi_ontology
- DRON_00010000
- 1362874
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Diatomaceous_earth
- oboInOwl#id
- CHEBI:82661
- core#notation
- CHEBI:82661
- oboInOwl#inSubset
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
- 22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
- owl#annotatedSource
- t304168
- owl#someValuesFrom
- t1479426