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laponite

laponite noun: a synthetic smectic clay that forms a clear, thixotropic gel when dispersed in water.

Noun

laponite (countable and uncountable, plural laponites)

  1. A synthetic smectic clay that forms a clear, thixotropic gel when dispersed in water

Forms of laponite

plurallaponites

Questions about laponite

What does laponite mean?
Laponite means a synthetic smectic clay that forms a clear, thixotropic gel when dispersed in water.
What part of speech is laponite?
Laponite is a noun.
What is the plural of laponite?
The plural of laponite is laponites.

Words near laponite in the dictionary

  1. Lapointe
  2. Lapoints
  3. Lapoinya
  4. Lapolla
  5. Lapollas
  6. laponite
  7. laponites
  8. Laporta
  9. Laportas
  10. Laporte
  11. LaPorte County

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