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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sap•o•nite n.

Mineralogya clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.

Latin sāpōn- (stem of sāpō) soap + Swedish -it -ite¹
Swedish saponit
1840–50

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