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)

(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

Ido: zeolito (io)
Malay: zeolit
Persian: زئولیت‎ (fa) (zeolit)
Portuguese: zeólita f
Swedish: zeolit c

Italian

Etymology

Noun

zeolite f (plural zeoliti)

(mineralogy) zeolite

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