kaolin

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Collins, over at Washington State University, has been experimenting with spraying fine-powdered kaolin or bentonite, which are clays, mixed with water onto wine grapes so it absorbs materials that are in smoke.

From Washington Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Neither kaolin clay nor a mix of neem and karanja oil significantly reduced damage on young apple trees, researchers reported in the Journal of Entomological Science.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2021

Packing a wound added pressure that impeded blood flow, and the kaolin in the gauze encouraged clotting.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019

When this recipe started to affect her asthma, she developed her own variation using white kaolin clay.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2018

Dwight is said to have produced a fritted porcelain in 1671, before the discovery of kaolin.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.