organoclay

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noun

An organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral.

OriginEnglish clay ← Middle English cley ← Old English clǣġ →
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Meanings

nounorganoclay (countable and uncountable, plural organoclays)

plural organoclays

  1. countableuncountableAn organically modified phyllosilicate, derived from a naturally occurring clay mineral.

Origin

  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gloyHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*klajjaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*klaij
  6. Old Englishclǣġ
  7. Middle Englishcley
  8. Englishclay
  9. Englishorganoclay

From organo- + clay.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

organoclay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoclay

MLA

“organoclay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoclay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organoclay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organoclay.

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