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: zeolite
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> 1 sense of the word
zeolite
:
NOUN
substance
zeolite
any of a
family
of
glassy
minerals
analogous
to
feldspar
containing
hydrated
aluminum
silicates
of
calcium
or
sodium
or
potassium
English
>
zeolite
: 1 sense
> noun 1, substance
Meaning
Any of a
family
of
glassy
minerals
analogous
to
feldspar
containing
hydrated
aluminum
silicates
of
calcium
or
sodium
or
potassium
;
formed
in
cavities
in
lava
flows and in
plutonic rocks
.
Narrower
chabazite
,
chabasite
A
group
of
minerals
of the
zeolite
family
consisting of a
hydrous
silicate
of
calcium
and
aluminum
heulandite
A
group
of
minerals
of the
zeolite
family
consisting of a
hydrous
aluminum
silicate
of
sodium
and
calcium
natrolite
A
group
of
minerals
of the
zeolite
family
consisting of a
hydrous
silicate
of
sodium
and
aluminum
phillipsite
A
group
of
white
or
reddish
crystalline
minerals
of the
zeolite
family
consisting of a
hydrous
silicate
of
calcium
and
potassium
and
aluminum
Broader
mineral
Solid
homogeneous
inorganic
substances occurring in nature having a definite
chemical
composition
water softener
A substance (such as
sodium chloride
) that
lessens
the hardness of
water
by replacing
calcium
and
magnesium
ions
with
sodium
ions
and so gives the
water
more
efficient
sudsing
power
Spanish
ceolita
,
zeolita
Catalan
zeolita
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