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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

smec•tite n. [Mineral.]

Mineralogymontmorillonite.

Greek smēkt(ós) smeared + -ite¹
1805–15

'smectite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

montmorillonite

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