Explore Montmorillonite through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Montmorillonite in a sentence
Montmorillonite meaning
Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.
Using Montmorillonite
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of soft, clay-like silicate minerals having many industrial and technical uses.
- In the example corpus, montmorillonite often appears in combinations such as: montmorillonite clay.
Context around Montmorillonite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Montmorillonite
- In this selection, "montmorillonite" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rich, sfnsfn, silicate and clay stand out and add context to how "montmorillonite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alumino silicate montmorillonite clay is and as does montmorillonite. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "montmorillonite" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with montmorillonite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is often found together with montmorillonite and its primary minerals. (11 words)
The alumino-silicate montmorillonite clay is said to have a 2:1 ratio of silicon to aluminium. (17 words)
Chlorite does not swell and it has low CEC.sfnsfn *Kaolinite is very common, highly weathered clay, and more common than montmorillonite in acid soils. (25 words)
It has moderate CEC.sfnsfnsfnsfnsfn *Vermiculite is a mica-based clay similar to illite, but the crystals of clay are held together more loosely by hydrated magnesium and it will swell, but not as much as does montmorillonite. (38 words)
Isomorphous substitution occurs during the clay's formation and does not change with time.sfnsfn *Montmorillonite clay is made of four planes of oxygen with two silicon and one central aluminium plane intervening. (33 words)
One plane of silica of montmorillonite is dissolved and is replaced with hydroxyls, which produces strong hydrogen bonds to the oxygen in the next crystal of clay. (27 words)
Example sentences (7)
Chlorite does not swell and it has low CEC.sfnsfn *Kaolinite is very common, highly weathered clay, and more common than montmorillonite in acid soils.
In 2003, a clay-methane hydrate intercalate was synthesized in which a methane hydrate complex was introduced at the interlayer of a sodium-rich montmorillonite clay.
Isomorphous substitution occurs during the clay's formation and does not change with time.sfnsfn *Montmorillonite clay is made of four planes of oxygen with two silicon and one central aluminium plane intervening.
It has moderate CEC.sfnsfnsfnsfnsfn *Vermiculite is a mica-based clay similar to illite, but the crystals of clay are held together more loosely by hydrated magnesium and it will swell, but not as much as does montmorillonite.
It is often found together with montmorillonite and its primary minerals.
One plane of silica of montmorillonite is dissolved and is replaced with hydroxyls, which produces strong hydrogen bonds to the oxygen in the next crystal of clay.
The alumino-silicate montmorillonite clay is said to have a 2:1 ratio of silicon to aluminium.
Common combinations with montmorillonite
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