zeolite

See also: zéolite

English

Heulandite, a common zeolite mineral

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “to boil, to bubble”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Noun

zeolite (countable and uncountable, plural zeolites)

1. (mineralogy) Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure; they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography.

Translations

mineral

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沸石 (zh) (fèishí)

• Esperanto: zeolito
• Finnish: zeoliitti (fi)
• French: zéolithe (fr) f
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• Ido: zeolito (io)
• Malay: zeolit
• Persian: زئولیت (fa) (zeolit)
• Portuguese: zeólita f
• Swedish: zeolit c

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Italian

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Noun

zeolite f (plural zeoliti)

1. (mineralogy) zeolite