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1. vb. []

To disperse a substance into a colloidal form or to disperse a clay in water to form a colloidal suspension.

See related terms: clay extenderclay-water interactioncolloidion exchangelow-solids mudlow-solids, nondispersed mudmontmorillonitepeptizationpeptized claypeptizing agent