BENTONITE


Meaning of BENTONITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈben-tə-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: Fort Benton, Mont.

Date: 1898

: an absorptive and colloidal clay used especially as a sealing agent or suspending agent (as of drugs)

• ben·ton·it·ic ˌben-tə-ˈni-tik adjective

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