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mont·mo·ril·lon·ite \ˌmäntməˈriləˌnīt\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Montmorillon, Dept. Vienne, France + French -ite : a soft clay mineral RMgAl5Si12O30(OH)6.nH2O with R representing exchangeable bases that is usually white, grayish, pale red, or blue and that consists of a hydrous aluminum silicate with considerable capacity for exchanging part of the aluminum for magnesium, alkalies, and other bases — compare hectorite • mont·mo·ril·lon·it·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nid.ik\ adjective |