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a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea
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| bentonite |
an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash
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| bentonite |
Bentonite is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate generally impure clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite, (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O. Two types exist: swelling bentonite which is also called sodium bentonite and non-swelling bentonite or calcium bentonite. It forms from weathering of volcanic ash, most often in the presence of water. Bentonite expands when wet - sodium bentonite can absorb several hundred percent of its dry weight in water. ...
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| benthos |
The bottom of a sea or lake.
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| bentonite |
A clay which has great ability to absorb water and which swells accordingly
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