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Detailed Synonyms for terra alba in English
terra alba:
terra alba [the ~] noun
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the terra alba
– a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) 1the terra alba; the kaoline; the china stone; the porcelain clay; the kaolin; the china clay– a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) 1 -
the terra alba
– fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather 1the terra alba; the pipeclay– fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather 1 -
the terra alba
– finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment 1