About The Word Smectite
Learn about the word Smectite to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Smectite definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Smectite
Smectite Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of Smectite?Synonyms | Synonyms for Smectite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Smectite: See Also | Smectite In Webster's Dictionary \Smec"tite\, n. [G. smectit, fr. Gr. ????? a kind of
fuller's earth, fr. ????? to wipe off.] (Min.)
A hydrous silicate of alumina, of a greenish color, which, in
certain states of humidity, appears transparent and almost
gelatinous.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Folding door ‐ an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather…
- Diethel ether ‐ a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid used as an inhalation…
- Visceral brain ‐ a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain…
- Pruning ‐ the act of trimming a plant [n] something that has been pruned…
- Manual ‐ (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle [n] a small…
- Ancylose ‐ undergo ankylosis; of joints [v] produce ankylosis…
- Lafayette ‐ a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River…
- Entrenching tool ‐ a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for…
- Crime wave ‐ a sudden rise in the…
- Half-light ‐ a grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim…