zeolite
[ zee-uh-lahyt ]
/ ˈzi əˌlaɪt /
noun Mineralogy.
any of a group of hydrated silicates of aluminum with alkali metals, commonly occurring as secondary minerals in cavities in basic volcanic rocks: used for their molecular sieve properties because they undergo dehydration with little or no change in crystal structure.
OTHER WORDS FROM zeolite
ze·o·lit·ic [zee-uh-lit-ik] /ˌzi əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby zeolite
zeno,
zeno of citium,
zeno of elea,
zeno's paradox,
zenobia,
zeolite,
zeph.,
zephaniah,
zephiran,
zephyr,
zephyr cloth
Example sentences from the Web for zeolite
Upon the moss-clad slopes many fragments of quartz and zeolite were met with.
In the Arctic Seas |Francis Leopold McClintockStilbite, stil′bīt, n. a pearly and foliated variety of zeolite.
It belongs to the Zeolite family, and is a hydrated silicate of lime and potash, containing also fluorine.
An amygdaloidal variety containing calcareous spar and zeolite occurs S. of Dudley.
Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway |James Drake
British Dictionary definitions for zeolite
zeolite
/ (ˈziːəˌlaɪt) /
noun
any of a large group of glassy secondary minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates of calcium, sodium, or potassium: formed in cavities in lava flows and plutonic rocks
any of a class of similar synthetic materials used in ion exchange and as selective absorbents
See molecular sieve
Derived forms of zeolite
zeolitic (ˌziːəˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for zeolite
c18:
zeo-, from Greek
zein to boil +
-lite; from the swelling up that occurs under the blowpipe
Scientific definitions for zeolite
zeolite
[ zē′ə-līt′ ]
Any of a family of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, whose molecules enclose cations of sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, or barium. Zeolites are usually white or colorless, but they can also be red or yellow. They are characterized by their easy and reversible loss of water of hydration. They usually occur within cavities in basalt.