MONTMORILLONITE


Meaning of MONTMORILLONITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmänt-mə-ˈri-lə-ˌnīt, -ˈrē-ə-ˌnīt ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Montmorillon, commune in western France

Date: 1854

: a soft clayey water-absorbent mineral that is a hydrous aluminum silicate

• mont·mo·ril·lon·it·ic -ˌri-lə-ˈni-tik, -ˌrē-ə-ˈni- adjective

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