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terpin |
terpinol |
terpsichore |
terpsichorean |
terra |
terra alba
| terra cotta
| terra firma
| terra incognita
| terra sigillata
| terrace
terra alba
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun terra alba has 3 senses
- terra alba(n = noun.substance) Array - finely pulverized gypsum used especially as a pigment; Array is a kind of gypsum
- terra alba(n = noun.substance) pipeclay - fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather; Array is a kind of clay
- terra alba(n = noun.substance) china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay - 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); Array is a kind of clay
OXFORD DICTIONARY
terra alba, n. a white mineral, esp. pipeclay or pulverized gypsum.
Etymology
L, = white earth
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