zeolite
See also: zéolite
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Heulandite.jpg/220px-Heulandite.jpg)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “to boil, to bubble”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).
Noun
zeolite (countable and uncountable, plural zeolites)
- (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
Italian
Etymology
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Noun
zeolite f (plural zeoliti)