BERG-MEHL
\bˈɜːɡmˈe͡ɪl], \bˈɜːɡmˈeɪl], \b_ˈɜː_ɡ_m_ˈeɪ_l]\
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[Ger.] (Geol.) Mountain meal, Tripoli, Polier schiefer, Kiesel-guhr, Diatomaceous earth, etc. Recent and Tertiary deposits of whitish fine powder, almost entirely from the frustules or siliceous cell-walls of Diatomaceae; some varieties are mixed with food, increasing the bulk, and, perhaps, slightly nutritious; used for polishing metals. Found in Norway, Tripoli, Richmond, U.S., Mull, Dolgelly, Mourne Mountains, etc.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
digital dashboard
- personalised desktop portal that focuses onbusiness intelligence knowledge management.Microsoft's version has launch screen including stockquotes, voice mail e-mail messages, calendar, weatherforecast, traffic information, access news feeds, customerand sales data, Internet conferences. A dashboardmight previously have been thought of as an executiveinformation system. In the future, digital dashboards couldbe available on personal assistants and cellularphones.["Gates pitches 'dashboards' to bevy top CEOs", BobTrott, pub. InfoWorld Electric, 1999-05-19].