Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smectite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: smec-tite
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σμήχω (smḗkhō, “to rub off”) + -ite.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σμήχω
Suffix: ite

Usage

Inflected Forms

smectites (plural)

Derived Forms

smectitic

Questions

What does smectite mean?: Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure.
Where does smectite come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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