BENTONITE
Dictionary entry overview: What does bentonite mean? • BENTONITE (noun)
The noun BENTONITE has 1 sense:
1. an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
Familiarity information: BENTONITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BENTONITE (noun)
Meaning:
An absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("bentonite" is a kind of...):
clay (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)
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