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clay
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[ noun ] (geology) a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)From the equilibrium sorption data which are available , it seems logical to expect that polyphosphate ions would be strongly sorbed on the surface of the dirt ( especially clay soils ) so as to give it a greatly increased negative_charge . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He improvised as he went_along , completing a life-size clay figure , then bought yards of an inexpensive material from a draper , wet the lightweight cloth in a basin and covered it over with clay that Argiento brought from the bank of the Tiber , to the consistency of thick mud . He improvised as he went_along , completing a life-size clay figure , then bought yards of an inexpensive material from a draper , wet the lightweight cloth in a basin and covered it over with clay that Argiento brought from the bank of the Tiber , to the consistency of thick mud . Soon he was ready to go into a three-dimensional_figure in clay . When he wanted to emphasize , or get greater intensity , he added or subtracted clay . Related terms soil red_clay china_clay potter's_clay pipeclay argil bentonite fireclay adobe daub kitty_litter pottery brick tile silicon |
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[ noun ] (politics) United States politician known as the Great Compromiser; responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
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[ noun ] (geology) water soaked soil; soft wet earth
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[ noun ] (military,work) United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 464
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 512
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