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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ze•o•lite (zē′ə līt′),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]- Mineralogyany 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.
- Greek ze(în) to boil + -o- + -lite
- 1770–80;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: zeolite /ˈziːəˌlaɪt/ n - 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
Etymology: c18: zeo-, from Greek zein to boil + -lite; from the swelling up that occurs under the blowpipezeolitic /ˌziːəˈlɪtɪk/ adj |