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

Wilkinson, Zandberg and others are experimenting with coating compounds such as a clay named kaolin, which essentially coats grapes to help prevent smoke from penetrating the skin.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 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

When this recipe started to affect her asthma, she developed her own variation using white kaolin clay.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2018

How to Stipple a Window White or Yellow.—For white, mix a little dextrine and kaolin in water.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John