kaolin
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Collins, over at Washington State University, has been experimenting with spraying fine-powdered kaolin or bentonite, which are clays, mixed with water onto wine grapes so it absorbs materials that are in smoke.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Though its face was originally painted white with kaolin, enough color has worn away to leave it with the look of an actor sweating through her makeup — a perfect balance of delicacy and passion.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
Neither kaolin clay nor a mix of neem and karanja oil significantly reduced damage on young apple trees, researchers reported in the Journal of Entomological Science.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2021
Packing a wound added pressure that impeded blood flow, and the kaolin in the gauze encouraged clotting.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 1, 2019
The alkali species yield kaolin by alteration, and are thus the source of china-clay.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
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