"bentonite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bentonites [plural]
Etymology: From Benton + -ite, after the place where it was first mined: Fort Benton, Montana. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Benton|ite}} Benton + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bentonite (countable and uncountable, plural bentonites)
  1. (mineralogy) Any of several impure clay minerals consisting mostly of montmorillonite. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): bentonita [feminine] (Catalan), bentoniet [neuter] (Dutch), bentoniitti (Finnish), bentonite [feminine] (French), bentonite [feminine] (Italian), bentonit [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bentonite-en-noun-gcPfu-k7 Categories (other): Minerals, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 79 21 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 93 7
  2. A porous clay formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash that swells 5 to 6 times its original volume in the presence of water. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bentonite-en-noun-ZtjaKnCJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: E558 when used as an anti-caking agent Derived forms: bentonitic, bentonitization, K-bentonite, potash bentonite, potassium bentonite

Noun [French]

IPA: /bɛ̃.tɔ.nit/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-bentonite.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-bentonite.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: bentonites [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bentonite f (plural bentonites)
  1. (mineralogy) bentonite Tags: feminine

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ben.toˈni.te/ Forms: bentoniti [plural]
Rhymes: -ite Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} bentonite f (plural bentoniti)
  1. (mineralogy) bentonite Tags: feminine

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ben.toˈni.te/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ite"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bentonite"
}

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