SMECTITE


Meaning of SMECTITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsmek-ˌtīt ]

noun

Etymology: smectis fuller's earth, modification of Greek smēktris kind of fuller's earth, from smēchein to clean

Date: 1811

: montmorillonite

• smec·tit·ic (ˌ)smek-ˈti-tik adjective

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