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单词 fuller's earth
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fuller's earth


noun

an absorbent clay, used especially for removing grease from fabrics, in fulling cloth, as a filter, and as a dusting powder.

Origin of fuller's earth

First recorded in 1515–25

Words nearby fuller's earth

fuller, fullerene, fulleride, fullerite, Fuller rose beetle, fuller's earth, fuller's teasel, Fullerton, full-faced, full faith and credit, full-fashioned
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British Dictionary definitions for fuller's earth

fuller's earth

noun

a natural absorbent clay used, after heating, for decolorizing oils and fats, fulling cloth, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for fuller's earth

fuller's earth
[ fulərz ]

n.

A highly absorbent claylike substance consisting of hydrated aluminum silicates, applied moistened with water as a poultice.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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