noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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