CLAY

Clay

Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.

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clay

Noun

  1. A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
  2. An earth material with ductile qualities.
  3. A tennis court surface.
    The French Open is played on clay.
  4. The material of the human body.
  5. A particle less than 3.9 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  6. a clay pigeon

Verb

  1. To add clay to, to spread clay onto.
  2. To purify using clay.


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