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exclay

/ˈɛkskleɪ/

exclay noun: lightweight aggregate made by heating clay.

Noun

exclay (uncountable)

  1. lightweight aggregate made by heating clay

Origin of exclay

Clipping of expanded clay.

Questions about exclay

What does exclay mean?
Exclay means lightweight aggregate made by heating clay.
What part of speech is exclay?
Exclay is a noun.
How do you pronounce exclay?
Exclay is pronounced /ˈɛkskleɪ/.

Words near exclay in the dictionary

  1. exclaustrations
  2. exclave
  3. exclaved
  4. exclaves
  5. exclaving
  6. exclay
  7. exclinate
  8. exclosure
  9. exclosures
  10. excludability
  11. excludable

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