terra alba
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(noun) finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment |
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Related Words: gypsum |
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(noun) fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather |
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Synonyms: pipeclay |
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Related Words: clay |
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(noun) a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) |
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Synonyms: china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay |
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Related Words: clay |
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