zeolite
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See also: zéolite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Swedish zeolit, and its source, New Latin zeolites, from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “to boil, bubble”) + -lite.
Noun[edit]
zeolite (countable and uncountable, plural zeolites)
- (mineralogy) 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 and in ion exchange chromatography. [from 18th c.]
- 1962, WH Auden, Elizabeth Mayer, translating JW Goethe, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 284:
- What I liked best were the zeolites from the stacks which rise out of the sea off the coast near Jaci.
Translations[edit]
mineral
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
zeolite f (plural zeoliti)
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