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Science - Agriculture / agriculture | | Italian term or phrase: farine fossili | | The material used in the filters for olive oil production. |
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| | kieselguhr | Explanation:
farine fossili - are ground up diatoms (fossilised protozoans with silica shells) - used as a filter
could also be diatomaceous earth
Kieselguhr, a diatomaceous earth (diatomite) is a form of silica composed of the siliceous shells of unicellular aquatic plants of microscopic size. Kieselguhr is heat resistant and has been used as an insulator, as a component in toothpaste and as an abrasive in metal polishes. In the chemical industry, it is also used as a filter to clarify syrups and sugar and as a filling material in paper, paints, ceramics, soap and detergents.
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Jonathan Morris
Local time: 22:34
| Grading comment The phrase which showed up the most consistantly, and the most well defined scientifically was diatomaceous earth.
Many thnaks.
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24 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 diatomite
Explanation:
fossil flour, keiselguhr, keselgur, fossil meal
Queste le proposte del Marolli ma da una ricerca in rete pare che il termine più usato sia "diatomite".
Reference: http://www.grefco.com/perlite_filter_aids.htm
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