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clinoptilolite

clinoptilolite noun: a natural zeolite comprising a microporous arrangement of silica and alumina tetrahedra.

Noun

clinoptilolite (countable and uncountable, plural clinoptilolites)

  1. A natural zeolite comprising a microporous arrangement of silica and alumina tetrahedra.

Forms of clinoptilolite

pluralclinoptilolites

Origin of clinoptilolite

From clino- + ptilolite, for being a monoclinic form of ptilolite (a synonym of mordenite). Usually given a suffix of the dominant alkali element.

Questions about clinoptilolite

What does clinoptilolite mean?
Clinoptilolite means a natural zeolite comprising a microporous arrangement of silica and alumina tetrahedra.
What part of speech is clinoptilolite?
Clinoptilolite is a noun.
What is the plural of clinoptilolite?
The plural of clinoptilolite is clinoptilolites.

Words near clinoptilolite in the dictionary

  1. clinopinacoid
  2. clinopinacoidal
  3. clinopinacoids
  4. clinopinakoid
  5. clinopinakoids
  6. clinoptilolite
  7. clinoptilolites
  8. clinopyroxene
  9. clinopyroxenes
  10. clinopyroxenite
  11. clinopyroxenites

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