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Bentonite

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Noun

1. bentonite

an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bentonite

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noun
a valuable clay, formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash, that swells as it absorbs water: used as a filler in the building, paper, and pharmaceutical industries

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Bentonite

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noun
a porous clay consisting mainly of the mineral montmorillonite, which swells greatly when it absorbs water

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bentonite

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n.
An absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash and used in various adhesives, cements, and ceramic fillers.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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