aluminum silicate

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any of a group of naturally occurring, water-insoluble substances, obtained from clay or synthesized, containing varying amounts of oxides of aluminum and silicon, Al2O3 and Si2O3, and used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, paints, printing inks, rubber, and plastics.

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How to use aluminum silicate in a sentence

New refinements in aluminum made structures both stronger and lighter.
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It is one of the only times I can think of when life imitates art to the very bleeding edge of an aluminum shank.
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When partially exhausted the aluminum shutters are dipped into a bath of shellac.
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He seemed to recall a state of lush, sybaritic softness, in pre-silicate times.
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On a hunch I dropped in an aluminum alkyl, and then pushed the polymerization along with both ultraviolet and heat.
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These experiments did show, however, that the tablets contained an amount of aluminum corresponding to over 25 per cent.
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It was enough, with some aluminum above the amount needed for the wire.
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