Look up: Clay

1. Clay
   A class of silicate and aluminosilicate minerals with sheet-like structures that have enormous surface areas that can absorb large amounts of water.
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2. Clay
   A fine grained sediment with a typical grain size less than 0.004 mm. Possesses electromagnetic properties which bind the grains together to give a bulk strength or cohesion.
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3. Clay
   Mineral soil particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
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4. Clay
   [n] - soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired 2. [n] - United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978) 3. [n] - United States politician known as the Great Compromiser
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5. Clay
   The decomposition of granite through the process of Kaolinisation creates clay. Clay is a mineral with a plate (platelet) like structure; it is these plates (about 0.5 microns across) which, when lubricated with water, slide against one another to form the plastic mass we know as Clay.
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6. Clay
   Describes a soil made up of minute mineral particles, which give the soil a sticky texture. Clay soils are particularly heavy and need to be drained or lightened by adding organic matter to make it easier to cultivate
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7. Clay
   Deep-cleansing and highly absorbent. Bentonite and green clay are two types of natural clay
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8. clay
   1. a term used for particles smaller than 1/256 millimeter (4 microns) in size, regardless of mineral composition. 2. a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals (clay minerals) 3. a sediment of fine clastics.
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9. Clay
   A water softened rock, composed of Aluminium Silicate, that can be moulded to shape. When fired it becomes a ceramic. Main use in the production of pottery. See ARTIFACTS or KILN
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10. clay
    Fine-grained sediment (mud) used as the basic material in ceramics. The term can refer to a variety of mixtures and textures....
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11. Clay
    A class of silicate and aluminosilicate minerals with sheet-like structures that have enormous surface areas that can absorb large amounts of water.
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12. Clay
    A naturally occurring substance commonly used in the paper industry. Clay is used as both a filler and a coating ingredient. By adding clay, papermakers can improve a paper's smooth- ness, brightness, opacity, and affinity for ink.
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13. Clay
    Tenement of clay is a euphemism for a corpse (Roget`s Thesaurus) House of clay, shroud of clay and simply clay are likely to be similar
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14. clay
    a rock,generally plastic,composed essentially of clay minerals but also likely to contain free silica and other impurities Category: Building industry
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15. Clay
    Clay (klā) noun [ Anglo-Saxon clǣg ; akin to LG. klei , Dutch klei , and perhaps to Anglo-Saxon clām clay, Latin glus , gluten glue, Greek gloio`s glutinous substance, English <...
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16. Clay
    Clay transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Clayed ; present participle & verbal noun Claying .] 1. To cover or manure with clay. 2. To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar.
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17. clay
    <ecology> Particles in siliciclastic sediment that are smaller than 0.0039 millimetres in size, according to the Udden-Wentworth scale. Clay and silt are collectively classified as mud. ... A collective term for a large group of minerals that are found in great abundance in extremely fine-grai...
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18. Clay
    Henry Clay noun United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
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19. clay
    noun a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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20. Clay
    Lucius DuBignon Clay noun 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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21. Clay
    • (n.) Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles. • (n.) A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing dow...
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22. clay
    soil particles the diameters of which are less than 0.005 millimetre; also a rock that is composed essentially of clay particles. Rock in this sense ... [41 related articles]
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23. Clay
    Clay is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `mortal` Where is it used? The name Clay is mainly used In English.It is an abbreviated form of Clayton, used In English. Clay appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 773. In the last 128 years Clay has occupied a spot In the top 1000 ...
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24. Clay
    Mineral particle with a size less than 0.004 millimeters in diameter. Also see silt and sand.
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25. clay
    
    • soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
    • water soaked soil; soft wet earth
    • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)
    • United States politician known as the Great Compromiser; responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
    • the dead body of a huma...
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