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peptize

1. vb. []

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

See: clay extender, clay-water interaction, colloid, ion exchange, low-solids mud, low-solids, nondispersed mud, montmorillonite, peptization, peptized clay, peptizing agent