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organoclay

organoclay noun: an organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral.

Noun

organoclay (countable and uncountable, plural organoclays)

  1. An organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral.

Forms of organoclay

pluralorganoclays

Origin of organoclay

From organo- + clay.

Questions about organoclay

What does organoclay mean?
Organoclay means an organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral.
What part of speech is organoclay?
Organoclay is a noun.
What is the plural of organoclay?
The plural of organoclay is organoclays.

Words near organoclay in the dictionary

  1. organochlorine
  2. organochlorines
  3. organochloroaluminate
  4. organochromium
  5. organoclastic
  6. organoclay
  7. organoclays
  8. organocobalamin
  9. organocobaloxime
  10. organocobalt
  11. organocopper

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