diathermanism

[Gr. diathermainō, and Eng. suff. -ism.] The doctrine or phenomena of the transmi ion of radiant heat. di-a-ther-man-ous, a. [Gr. diathermainō.] The same as DIATHERMAL (q. v.). diatonically ly moistened by the water, on gla of hot houses, on the the sea, or of walls where the sun never shines, or the hard paths in damp parts of gardens after rain. They mul- tiply by division or by conjugation. Many of these have been mis- taken for ani- Diatomacese. neo us belief that they are so having been kept up by the spontaneous movement seen in some of their frustules. Lindley divides the order into three suborders: (1) Cymbellee, (2) Hydro lineæ, and (3) Desmidiese (q. v.). ( Lindley , .) 2. Palæo - botany : Diatomacese occur fo il in such great abundance that they form hills, rocks, and such minerals as tripoli. Many of the species were formerly cla ed as animals, and ranked with the infuria