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bentonite

bentonite noun: any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.

Noun

bentonite (countable and uncountable, plural bentonites)

  1. Any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.
  2. A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water.

bentonite meaning in Tamil

bentonite in Tamil

பெண்ட்டோனைட்

Synonyms of bentonite

  • E558 when used as an anti-caking agent

Forms of bentonite

pluralbentonites

Origin of bentonite

From Benton + -ite, after the place where it was first mined: Fort Benton, Montana.

Words formed from bentonite

Questions about bentonite

What does bentonite mean?
Bentonite means any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite.
What is bentonite in Tamil?
Bentonite in Tamil is பெண்ட்டோனைட். See Bentonite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bentonite?
Bentonite is a noun.
What is the plural of bentonite?
The plural of bentonite is bentonites.

Words near bentonite in the dictionary

  1. bento boxes
  2. Benton
  3. Benton City
  4. Benton County
  5. Benton Station
  6. bentonite
  7. bentonites
  8. bentonitic
  9. bentonitization
  10. Bentons
  11. Bentonville

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bentonite (page history and authors); bentonite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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