attapulgite

[at-uh-puhl-jahyt]

at·ta·pul·gite

[at-uh-puhl-jahyt]
noun
a clay mineral, basic hydrous silicate of magnesium and aluminum, the active ingredient of fuller's earth.

Origin:
named after Attapulgus, town in SW Georgia, U.S., near source of supply; see -ite1
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Attapulgite is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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