English
smecticity
From smectic + -ity.
Formed from smectic + -ity
Proto-Indo-European *sm̥H-yé-ti
Ancient Greek σμάω ‘to wipe, clean’
Ancient Greek σμήχω ‘to scrub’
Ancient Greek σμηκτικός ‘purgative, cleaning, detersive’
Latin smecticus ‘cleansing, abstersive’
English smectic
Today it means
noun The quality of being smectic.
Sources
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