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Calcium Bentonite Clay
Pure, Natural Bentonite Clay for Natural Health and Beauty
www.LivingClayCo.com
smec⋅tite
/
ˈsmɛkˌtaɪt
/
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-tahyt
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–noun
Mineralogy
.
montmorillonite.
Origin:
1805–15;
< Gk
smēkt
(
ós
) smeared +
-ite
1
Calcium Bentonite Clay
Pure, Natural Bentonite Clay for Natural Health and Beauty
www.LivingClayCo.com
mont⋅mo⋅ril⋅lon⋅ite
/
ˌmɒnt
məˈrɪl
əˌnaɪt
/
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uh
-
ril
-
uh
-nahyt
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–noun
any of a group of clay minerals characterized by the ability to expand when they absorb large quantities of water.
Also called
smectite.
Origin:
1850–55;
named after
Montmorillon,
France, where it was found;
see
-ite
1
Related forms:
mont⋅mo⋅ril⋅lon⋅it⋅ic
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ˌmɒnt
məˌrɪl
əˈnɪt
ɪk
/
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mont-m
uh
-ril-
uh
-
nit
-ik
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,
adjective
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