n :  a fine usu. white clay that is used in ceramics and refractories, as a filler or extender, and in medicine esp. as an adsorbent in the treatment of diarrhea (as in food poisoning or dysentery) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  Cal·an   clean  clin   clone 
 
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