zeolite

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Definition of zeolite

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners, in ion exchange chromatography, and as industrial catalysts.
    “What I liked best were the zeolites from the stacks which rise out of the sea off the coast near Jaci.”

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Etymology

From Swedish zeolit, and its source, New Latin zeolites, from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “to boil, bubble”) + -lite.

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