Diaspore Definition
dīə-spôr
noun
A white, pearly hydrous aluminum oxide, AlO(OH), found in bauxite, corundum, and dolomite and used as a refractory and abrasive.
American Heritage
A native hydrate of aluminum, Al2O3H2O, which crackles and disperses when heated.
Webster's New World
A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
Wiktionary
(botany) Seeds and fruit together regarded as a dispersal unit.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Diaspore
Noun
Singular:
diaspore
Plural:
diasporesOrigin of Diaspore
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From Ancient Greek διασπείρειυ (diaspeireiu, “to scatter”), describing its decrepitaton on heating.
From Wiktionary
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From Greek diasporā dispersion, scattering Diaspora
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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