chabazite
[ kab-uh-zahyt ]
/ ˈkæb əˌzaɪt /
noun
a zeolite mineral, essentially a hydrated sodium calcium aluminum silicate, occurring usually in red to colorless rhombohedral crystals.
Origin of chabazite
1795–1805; earlier
chabaz(ie) (< French
chabasie < Late Greek
chabázios, misspelling of
chalázios hailstonelike (stone), equivalent to
chálaz(a) hail, hailstone +
-ios adj. suffix) +
-ite1; compare German
Chabasit
Words nearby chabazite
Example sentences from the Web for chabazite
Besides phacolite, mentioned above, other varieties of chabazite are distinguished.
British Dictionary definitions for chabazite
chabazite
/ (ˈkæbəˌzaɪt) /
noun
a pink, white, or colourless zeolite mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate of calcium, sodium, potassium, and aluminium in hexagonal crystalline form. Formula: Ca 2 Al 2 Si 4 O 12 .6H 2 O
Word Origin for chabazite
C19: from French
chabazie from Late Greek
khabazios, erroneous for
khalazios stone similar to a hailstone, from Greek
khalazios of hail, from
khalaza hailstone +
-ite
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