- expanded vermiculite
- вспученный вермикулит
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский строительный словарь. 2013.
vermiculite — /veuhr mik yeuh luyt /, n. any of a group of platy minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, magnesium, and iron, that expand markedly on being heated: used in the expanded state for heat insulation and as a plant growth medium. [1815 25, Amer.;… … Universalium
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