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What (who) is fuller's earth - definition
Fuller's earth
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CLAY MATERIAL
Fullers earth; Fuller's Earth; Fuller’s Earth; Fullers Earth; Bleaching earth; Bleaching clay; Multani Mitti; Bleaching clays
Fuller's earth is any clay material that has the capability to decolorize oil or other liquids without the use of harsh chemical treatment. Fuller's earth typically consists of palygorskite (attapulgite) or bentonite.
fuller's earth
CLAY MATERIAL
Fullers earth; Fuller's Earth; Fuller’s Earth; Fullers Earth; Bleaching earth; Bleaching clay; Multani Mitti; Bleaching clays
¦ noun a type of clay used in fulling cloth and as an adsorbent.
bentonite
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![2:1 [[clay mineral]]s crystallographic structure made of three superimposed sheets of Tetrahedra-Octahedra-Tetrahedra (TOT layer unit), respectively](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2-1 clay mineral scheme.png?width=200 "2:1 [[clay mineral]]s crystallographic structure made of three superimposed sheets of Tetrahedra-Octahedra-Tetrahedra (TOT layer unit), respectively")
![2+}} ions) compensating the negative electrical charges of the TOT layers and with [[water molecule]]s causing the interlayer expansion.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Montmorillonite-en.svg?width=200 "2+}} ions) compensating the negative electrical charges of the TOT layers and with [[water molecule]]s causing the interlayer expansion.")
![weathered]] [[volcanic ash]] [[tuff]] in [[Wyoming]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Volcanic Tuff of Green River Formation in Wyoming.jpg?width=200 "weathered]] [[volcanic ash]] [[tuff]] in [[Wyoming]]")
SMECTITE CLAY CONSISTING MOSTLY OF MONTMORILLONITE
Bentonites; Pascalite; Bentoquatam; E558; Benzonite; Bentonitic; Bentonite clay; Bentonite Clay; Sodium bentonite; Bentone 34; Ivy Block; IvyBlock; Calcium bentonite
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¦ noun a kind of absorbent clay formed by breakdown of volcanic ash, used especially as a filler.
Origin
C19: from the name of Fort Benton in Montana, US, where it is found, + -ite1.
