filter vs diatomite

diatomite vs filter

filter and diatomite both are nouns.

filter is a verb but diatomite is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
diatomite	Yes	No	No	No

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

filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
diatomite: 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, diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr, membrane filter, denitrator, sponge filter, carbon filter.

filter (noun)	diatomite (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)	diatomite (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 diatomite

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