bentonite

noun

ben·ton·ite ˈben-tə-ˌnīt

: an absorptive and colloidal clay used especially as a sealing agent or suspending agent (as of drugs)

bentonitic

ˌben-tə-ˈni-tik

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Perfect Polish Micro-Exfoliant sloughs off dead skin cells with rice flour and tapioca starch, while the Gorgeous Glo CBD Rose Mask provides a deep pore-cleansing with rose oil and bentonite clay. —

Carol Lee, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2021 This heat could potentially corrode the canisters, compromise the bentonite, or even crack the rock face. —

Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022 There's just one catch: bentonite clay can be a moisture-zapper. —

Fiona Embleton, Allure, 3 Apr. 2022 The active ingredient in Blu Atlas’ revolutionary formula is bentonite - also known as volcanic ash. —

Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2022 Another place bentonite clay crops up is in styling products. —

Fiona Embleton, Allure, 3 Apr. 2022 Aztec Secret’s Indian Healing Clay is a deep-pore-cleansing mask made of 100% natural calcium bentonite clay that reviewers can’t get enough of. —

Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored, 31 Aug. 2020 OmniTRAX will ship in bentonite, an absorbent clay, from Wyoming. —

Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2019 Waste will be sealed in the copper coffins, placed into the storage shafts, and surrounded by a thick layer of bentonite, a natural clay almost impermeable to water. —

Tim Heffernan, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2012 See More

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