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terra alba

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terra alba

[al-buh, awl-]
–noun
any of various white, earthy or powdery substances, as pipe clay, gypsum, kaolin, or magnesia.

Origin:
1870–75; < L: white earth
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terra al·ba   (āl'bə, ôl'bə)   
n.  
  1. Finely pulverized gypsum used in making paper and paints and as a nutrient for growing yeast.

  2. Kaolin.


[New Latin : Latin terra, earth + Latin alba, feminine of albus, white.]
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