smectite
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek [Term?] (“to rub”) + -ite
Noun
smectite (countable and uncountable, plural smectites)
- (mineralogy) Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure.
Translations
clay mineral
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Smectite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “smectite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French
Noun
smectite f (plural smectites)
Italian
Noun
smectite f (plural smectiti)
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