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shrink-swell

shrink-swell noun: the capacity of certain clay minerals to expand when wet and retract when dry.

Noun

shrink-swell (uncountable)

  1. The capacity of certain clay minerals to expand when wet and retract when dry.

Questions about shrink-swell

What does shrink-swell mean?
Shrink-swell means the capacity of certain clay minerals to expand when wet and retract when dry.
What part of speech is shrink-swell?
Shrink-swell is a noun.

Words near shrink-swell in the dictionary

  1. shrink rate
  2. shrink rates
  3. shrink ray
  4. shrink rays
  5. shrink up
  6. shrink-swell
  7. shrink-wrap
  8. shrink-wrap license
  9. shrink-wrap licenses
  10. shrink-wrapped
  11. shrink-wrapping

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