Mineral particle with a size less than 0.004 millimeters in diameter. Also see silt and sand.

Fine-grained sediments less than 0.0039 mm in size.

Old English clæg "stiff, sticky earth; clay," from Proto-Germanic *klaijaz (source also of Old High German kliwa "bran," German Kleie, Old Frisian klai "clay," Old Saxon [..]

A mixture of very fine grains of micaceous substances. Clay is plastic when wet and hardens when heated. It consists mainly of hydrous aluminum silicates.

Clay [N] [S]This word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets ( Isaiah 57:20 ; Jeremiah 38:60 ), of dust mixed with spittle ( John 9:6 ), and of potter's clay ( Isaiah 41:25 ; Nahum 3:14 [..]

type of sedimentary rock that is able to be shaped when wet.

Clay is generally found beneath the soil in most gardens. Clay is a muddy like material which is very thick in texture.

A minute, mineral soil particle less than 0.002 millimeter in diameter.

Soil made of very fine organic mineral particles, clay is not suitable for container gardening, but works very well in the garden bed when amended with organic matter.  A country and western turned pollution in NC

1. Soil particles less than 0.002 mm in diameter. 2. A textural class of soil.

A constituent of soils that consists of particles less than 0.002 mm in size.

Soil made of very fine organic mineral particles, clay is not suitable for container gardening. CLIMATE

the finest soil particles; clay particles can be seen only with the aid of an electron microscope; clay particles feel extremely smooth when dry and become slick and sticky when wet

A constituent of soils that consists of particles less than 0.002 mm in size.

a type of fine soil or rock consisting mainly of hydrated aluminum silicates that occurs naturally in soil and sedimentary rock.

The smallest type of soil particle (less than 0.002 mm in diameter).

That mineral fraction of the soil with particles less than 0.002 mm diameter. Yes this is what you make pots from - but clay soil is rarely that pure - it is often mixed with particles of different te [..]

Mineral matter of exceedingly fine particle size in the soil,often holding water tenaciously.

A soil made up of minute particles of mineral rock.

a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired mud: water soaked soil; soft wet earth United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and [..]

soft sticky earth that can be baked to make bricks or crockery

a particle size classification for rock. Clay should be a rock particle with a diameter of less than 0.002mm.

This word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isa. 57:20; Jer. 38:60), of dust mixed with spittle (John 9:6), and of potter's clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14; Jer. 18:1-6; Rom. 9:21). Cl [..]

As the sediment of water remaining in pits or in streets, the word is used frequently in the Old Testament. (Psalms 18:42; Isaiah 57:20; Jeremiah 38:6) and in the New Testament, (John 9:6) a mixture o [..]

soil made of very tine organic and mineral particles: Clay is not suitable for container gardening.

The smallest soil particle size at less than .002 mm cleaning symbiosis

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To dream of clay, denotes isolation of interest and probable insolvency. To dig in a clay bank, foretells you will submit to extraordinary demands of enemies. If you dig in an ash bank and find clay, unfortunate surprises will combat progressive enterprises or new work. Your efforts are likely to be misdirected after this dream. Women will find thi [..]

A natural mineral aggregate consisting essentially of hydrous aluminum silicate. It is plastic when sufficiently wetted, stiff when dried, and vitrified when fired to a sufficiently high temperature.

A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery; used for liners in landfills because it is impervious.

[1] groups of (i) layered silicate minerals including kaolinite, illite, halloysite and smectite, (ii) oxide minerals including gibbsite, goethite and haematite, and (iii) extremely small minerals allophane and ferrihydrite; [2] a very fine-grained product of the chemical or physical break-down of rock and deposits [claystone]

(n) United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978)(n) United States politician responsible for the Missouri Comprom [..]

Soil particle smaller than 0.002mm or 2µm, with high specific area mainly influencing soil colloidal properties (see also colloid) as well as stability of soil structure: high stability in both wet an [..]

A fine grained SEDIMENT with a typical grain size less than 0.004 mm. Possesses electromagnetic properties which bind the grains together to give a bulk strength or cohesion.

Any of a number of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals formed by weathering and hydration of other silicates; also, any mineral fragment smaller than 1/255 mm.

See 'soil separates'.

A stiff tenacious sediment having a preponderance of grains with diameters of less than 0·004 mm. It is impossible to differentiate between clay and silt by eye, but a sample of wet clay, when dried i [..]

A family of platy silicate minerals that commonly form as a product of rock weathering. Also, any particle smaller than 1/256 of a millimeter in diameter. more details...

Natural, fine-grained material used as filler and as coating pigments in paper manufacture.

A firm, plastic soil with particles less than 0.002 mm in diameter.

The putty-like portion of soil particles that when watered and air-dried, can exhibit a strong plastic-like nature.

clay consists of fine-grain minerals that harden when dried or fired up, it is also naturally occurring.

A sediment of soft plastic consistency composed primarily of fine-grained particles less than 1/256 of a millimeter.

This naturally occurring substance is malleable when wet and stone-hard when fired. It was used for making pottery containers, tools, and other objects such as pipes, gaming pieces, effigies, and ornaments.

A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery; used for liners in landfills because it is impervious.

A mixture of very fine grains of micaceous substances. Clay is plastic when wet and hardens when heated. It consists mainly of hydrous aluminum silicates.

A soft sediment or deposit that is plastic when wet and that consists largely of very fine, mica-like particles, usually of hydrous or basic aluminum silicates. Example: Kaolinite [basic aluminum sili [..]

A naturally occurring material, composed primarily of fine-grained minerals, which show plasticity through a variable range of water content, and which can be hardened when dried or fired.

1) A detrital mineral particle of any composition having a diameter less than 1/256 millimeter (4 microns). This is approximately the upper limit of size of particle that can show colloidal properties [..]

The smallest type of soil particle (less than 0.002 mm in diameter).

1) A mineral soil particle less than 0.002 mm in diameter. 2) A soil textural class containing 40% or more clay, less than 45% sand, and less than 40% silt.

kley Particles smaller than 1/256 millimeter (4 microns) in size, regardless of mineral composition.

Filtering medium, especially fuller's earth, used in refineries, for the purpose of absorbing the solids or colorizing materials in oils.

An earthy material that is malleable or easily shaped when moist but hard when fired, it is composed primarily of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals. Clay is used for bric [..]

1) A mineral particle less than 0.002 mm in equivalent diameter. Clay particles are often distinct clay minerals, but amorphous free oxides and primary minerals can also be clay sized. 2) A soil textu [..]

A soft, moist material used to create artworks such as sculpture and pottery.

A stiff, sticky, fine-grained earth typically yellow, red or gray in color that can be sculpted when wet and dried and baked to form a permanently hard sculpture.

AL203 2Si02 2H20. The decomposition of Granite through the process of Kaolinization creates clay (see Kaolinization). Clay is a mineral with a plate (platelet) like structure; it is these plates, (about 0.5 microns across) when lubricated with water, slide against each other to form the plastic mass we know as clay (see Water). 'Primary I clay [..]

Finely suspended earth mineral sometimes found as an impurity in water.

transferred from the surname. * '''1968''' , ''Clay'', in ''The Burnt Ones'', Penguin Books, page 114: *: When he was about five years old some kids asked Clay why his mother had called him that. A [..]

Very fine organic mineral particles. Soil that has a high percentage of clay is considered to be a ‘heavy soil’. Clay dominated soils can hold a large amount of water, often to the point of saturation. However once a clay soil dries out, it can develop the consistency of concrete!

From an English surname that originally referred to a person who lived near or worked with clay. This name can also be a short form of Clayton.