montmorillonite

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montmorillonite

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From Montmorillon + -ite, after where it was identified.

noun montmorillonites

  1. countable, uncountable Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.

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noun a type of smectite clay

Españolmontmorillonita
中文蒙脱石 méngtuōshí, 微晶高岭土, 青膏泥, 白膏泥
Portuguêsmontmorilonite
Françaismontmorillonite
DeutschMontmorillonit
Italianomontmorillonite

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@misc{montmorillonite_2026,
  title = {montmorillonite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/montmorillonite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}