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saponite

saponite noun: a trioctahedral smectite mineral.

Noun

saponite (countable and uncountable, plural saponites)

  1. A trioctahedral smectite mineral.
    Synonyms:
    piotine, soapstone

Synonyms of saponite

Forms of saponite

pluralsaponites

Origin of saponite

Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Lars Fredrik Svanberg in 1840, from Latin sāpō (“soap”) + -ite.

Questions about saponite

What does saponite mean?
Saponite means a trioctahedral smectite mineral.
What part of speech is saponite?
Saponite is a noun.
What is the plural of saponite?
The plural of saponite is saponites.

Words near saponite in the dictionary

  1. saponifying
  2. saponin
  3. saponine
  4. saponines
  5. saponins
  6. saponite
  7. saponites
  8. saponitic
  9. saponoside
  10. saponosides
  11. Sapons

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