infusorial

[ in-fyoo-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, containing, or consisting of infusorians:

   infusorial earth.

Word History and Origins

Origin of infusorial¹

First recorded in 1840–50; Infusori(a) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

These are ciliated infusorial animalcules inhabiting ponds and water-tanks.

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Beds of white infusorial earth, resembling magnesia in appearance, known as Bergmehl, occur in Lapland and Finland.

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"Frankoline," a mixture of cuprous and ferric chlorides dissolved in strong hydrochloric acid absorbed in infusorial earth.

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Blood-like waters are sometimes produced by a rapid evolution of infusorial animalcules.

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The organic world (like the world as a whole) arises out of a primitive chaos, namely, the infusorial slime.

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