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smectite

[ smek-tahyt ]

noun

, Mineralogy.


smectite

/ ˈsmɛktaɪt /

noun

  1. any of a group of clay minerals of which montmorillonite and saponite are members
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smectite1

1805–15; < Greek smēkt ( ós ) smeared + -ite 1

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