"saponite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saponites [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Lars Fredrik Svanberg in 1840, from Latin sāpō (“soap”) + -ite. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Q4409941|in=1840|nobycat=1}} Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Lars Fredrik Svanberg in 1840, {{af|en|sāpō|-ite|lang1=la|t1=soap}} Latin sāpō (“soap”) + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} saponite (countable and uncountable, plural saponites)
  1. (mineralogy) A trioctahedral smectite mineral. Wikipedia link: saponite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Synonyms: piotine, soapstone Hypernyms: smectite group Hyponyms: bowlingite, griffithite, sobotkite Translations (Translations): Saponit (German), Seifenstein [masculine] (German)

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