filter vs diatomaceous earth

diatomaceous earth vs filter

filter and diatomaceous earth both are nouns.

filter is a verb but diatomaceous earth is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
diatomaceous earth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, diatomaceous earth is a hyponym of filter; that is, diatomaceous earth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than filter:

filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
diatomaceous earth: a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material

Other hyponyms of filter include air cleaner, air filter, bacteria bed, coffee filter, drain basket, filter bed, fuel filter, diffusing screen, light filter, oil filter, strainer, water filter, glass wool, diatomite, kieselguhr, membrane filter, denitrator, sponge filter, carbon filter.

filter (noun)	diatomaceous earth (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter (verb)	diatomaceous earth (verb)
remove by passing through a filter
pass through
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Difference between filter and diatomaceous earth

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