smectite

smectite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek σμήχω (smḗkhō, “to rub off”) +‎ -ite

Noun

smectite (countable and uncountable, plural smectites)

1. (mineralogy) Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure.

Translations

clay mineral

Finnish: smektiitti French: smectite (fr) f German: Smektit m, Smectit m Italian: smectite f Spanish: esmectita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Smectite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “smectite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.

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French

Noun

smectite f (plural smectites)

1. (mineralogy) smectite

Further reading

• “smectite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

smectite f (plural smectiti)

1. (mineralogy) smectite