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Definition of Smectite
1. n. A hydrous silicate of alumina, of a greenish color, which, in certain states of humidity, appears transparent and almost gelatinous.
Definition of Smectite
1. Noun. (minerology) Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smectite
1. a clayey mineral [n -S]
Medical Definition of Smectite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Smectite
Literary usage of Smectite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Petralogy. A Treatise on Rocks by John Pinkerton (1811)
"MODE V. smectite. This substance is commonly called fullers' earth; but as the
latter word would here seem rather a solecism, it may be preferable to adopt ..."
2. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"The smectite- illite transformation has been investigated by numerous authors
since WEAVER (1959 [18]) first concluded that smectite is altered below 3300 m ..."
3. The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana. 1837-1868: Descriptive Mineralogy by James Dwight Dana, Edward Salisbury Dana (1892)
"Unctuous. Does not adhere to the tongue. Softens in water. smectite. ...
but smectite and the Reigate fuller's earth, owing to the impurities present, ..."
4. Soil Physics and Rice by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"Kaolinite and smectite Red or brown kaolinitic soils on upland slopes alternate
with black smectite clay soils in valleys or plains over large areas in ..."
5. A System of Mineralogy: Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent by James Dwight Dana, George Jarvis Brush (1868)
"smectite is a mountain-green, oil-green, and grayish- green clay, from Cilley in
Lower Styria ... smectite, but containing more alumina. 0. ratio for B, Si, ..."
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