- ben|ton|ite
- ben|ton|ite «BEHN tuh nyt», noun.a soft, absorbent, chemically inert clay formed from the alteration of volcanic ash.╂[American English < Fort Benton, Montana, where it is found + English -ite1]
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ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… … English syllables
ben — ac·cum·ben·cy; ami·no·ben·zo·ate; ami·no·ben·zo·ic; Ben·a·dryl; ben·ben; ben·ben; ben; ben·der; ben·dy; ben·e·dic·tin·ism; ben·e·dic·tion; ben·e·dic·tive; ben·e·dic·to·ry; ben·e·dict s; ben·e·dight; ben·e·fact; ben·e·fac·tion; ben·e·fac·tor;… … English syllables
bentonite — ben·ton·ite … English syllables
bentonite — ben•ton•ite [[t]ˈbɛn tnˌaɪt[/t]] n. mir a porous clay that swells to several times its dry volume when absorbing water • Etymology: 1895–1900; after Fort Benton, Montana ben•ton•it•ic ˌbɛn tnˈɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
bentonite — Native colloidal hydrated aluminum silicate; an absorbent clay found in the western U.S.; it is sometimes used in the treatment of diarrhea and skin disorders and was used as a suspending agent in lotions. [Fort Benton, Montana, + ite] * * *… … Medical dictionary
lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… … English syllables
dau — dau; dau·ben·to·nia; dau·ben·ton s; dau·bree·ite; dau·bree·lite; dau·cus; dau·er·lauf; dau·phin; dau·phine; dau·phi·né; dau·phin·ess; dau·ri·an; lan·dau; lan·dau·let; tem·a·dau; dau·no·my·cin; dau·no·ru·bi·cin; dau·bre·ite; dau·ner;… … English syllables
cum — cum·bent; cum·ber·land; cum·ber·some; cum·ber·some·ly; cum·ber·some·ness; cum·brance; cum·brous; cum·brous·ly; cum·brous·ness; cum·bu; cum; cum·in; cum·i·nal·de·hyde; cum·ly; cum·mer; cum·mer·bund; cum·ming·ton·ite; cum·mock; de·cum·ben·cy;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
