| Approval: | ISO common name not required |
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| IUPAC name: | |
| CAS name: | diatomite |
| CAS Reg. No.: | 61790-53-2 |
| Formula: | O2Si (major component) |
| Activity: | insecticides (inorganic) |
| Notes: | This substance is considered by the International Organization for Standardization not to require a common name. The names “infusorial earth” and “kieselguhr” have been used in the literature, but they have no official approval. |
| Structure: |  |
| Pronunciation: | dī-a-ta-mā-shas erth Guide to British pronunciation |
| InChIKey: | VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/O2Si/c1-3-2 |