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Webster 1913 Edition
Saponite
Sap′o-nite
,Noun.
[Sw.
saponit
, fr. L. sapo
, -onis
, soap.] (Min.)
A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock.
Definition 2024
saponite
saponite
English
Noun
saponite (countable and uncountable, plural saponites)
- (mineralogy) A trioctahedral smectite mineral.
Hyponyms
- bowlingite
- griffithite
- sobotkite
Synonyms
- piotine
- soapstone