kieselguhr vs filter

filter vs kieselguhr

kieselguhr and filter both are nouns.

kieselguhr is not a verb while filter is a verb.

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

As nouns, filter is a hypernym of kieselguhr; that is, filter is a word with a broader meaning than kieselguhr:

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

Other hypernyms of kieselguhr include earth, ground.

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

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

Difference between kieselguhr and filter

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