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montmorillonite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
mont-mo-ril-lonite
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

montmorillonites (plural)

Derived Forms

metamontmorillonite montmorillonitic

Phrases

calcium-montmorillonite calcium montmorillonite Ca-montmorillonite Fe-montmorillonite iron-montmorillonite iron montmorillonite nano-montmorillonite organo-montmorillonite

Frequently Paired Words

vermiculite

Questions

What does montmorillonite mean?
Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.
Where does montmorillonite come from?
From Montmorillon + -ite, after where it was identified.

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