Di‐at″o‐mous (?), a. [Gr. διάτομοσ cut through, fr. διατέμνειν to cut through; διά through + τέμνειν to cut. Cf. Diatom.] (Min.) Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; — said of crystals. Mohs.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.