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ballclay

ballclay is the alternative form of ball clay.

Meaning of ball clay

Noun

ball clay (usually uncountable, plural ball clays)

  1. (usually) A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz.

Forms of ballclay

pluralballclays

Questions about ballclay

What is ballclay the alternative form of?
Ballclay is the alternative form of ball clay.

Words near ballclay in the dictionary

  1. ballcap
  2. ballcapped
  3. ballcaps
  4. ballcarrier
  5. ballcarriers
  6. ballclay
  7. ballclays
  8. ballclub
  9. ballclubs
  10. ballcock
  11. ballcocks

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