HyperDic: bentonite

English > 1 sense of the word bentonite:
NOUNsubstancebentonitean absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
bentonite > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'ntahnay.t
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English > bentonite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash.
BroaderclayA very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
Spanishbentonita
Catalanbentonita
Adjectivesbentoniticof or relating to or containing bentonite

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