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bentonites

bentonites is the plural of bentonite.

Meaning of bentonite

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.

Questions about bentonites

What is bentonites the plural of?
Bentonites is the plural of bentonite.

Words near bentonites in the dictionary

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

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