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montmorillonite

montmorillonite noun: any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.

montmorillonite: any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses
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Noun

montmorillonite (countable and uncountable, plural montmorillonites)

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

montmorillonite meaning in Tamil

montmorillonite in Tamil

ஒருவகைக் களிமண்

Forms of montmorillonite

pluralmontmorillonites

Origin of montmorillonite

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

Words formed from montmorillonite

Questions about montmorillonite

What does montmorillonite mean?
Montmorillonite means any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.
What is montmorillonite in Tamil?
Montmorillonite in Tamil is ஒருவகைக் களிமண். See Montmorillonite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is montmorillonite?
Montmorillonite is a noun.
What is the plural of montmorillonite?
The plural of montmorillonite is montmorillonites.

Words near montmorillonite in the dictionary

  1. Montminy
  2. Montminys
  3. Montmoreau
  4. Montmorency
  5. Montmorency County
  6. montmorillonite
  7. montmorillonites
  8. montmorillonitic
  9. montmorillonoid
  10. montmorilonite
  11. montmorilonites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: montmorillonite (page history and authors); montmorillonite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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