CEFR C1

montmorillonite

noun

Meaning

montmorillonite means any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses montmorillonite to mean any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and....
The teacher asked students to find montmorillonite in the reading.

How to Use montmorillonite

a/the montmorillonite (noun pattern)

Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a montmorillonite."

montmorillonite in context (usage pattern)

Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked montmorillonite in context before translating it."

montmorillonite

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