smectite

English

Etymology

From 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 (1997–2024) “Smectite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “smectite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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.

Italian

Noun

smectite f (plural smectiti)

1. (mineralogy) smectite