释义 |
terra alba
/'terə'ælbə/
英英词典
terra alba n.- finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment
- fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather
synonymous: pipeclay- 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)
synonymous: china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay
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