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erionites

erionites is the plural of erionite.

Meaning of erionite

Noun

erionite (countable and uncountable, plural erionites)

  1. A zeolite mineral with a molecular structure similar to chabazite, usually found in weathered volcanic ash.
    • The dust clouds for both the erionite and crocidolite exposures containing 10mg/ m⁻³ of dust, which produce fibre levels of 354 fibre cm⁻³ and 1630 fibre cm⁻³ > 5 µm in length, respectively. The erionite cloud contained fewer fibres and more equant particles.1997, R. P. Nolan, A. M. Langer, Physico-chemical Properties of Inorganic Particles Controlling Biological Activity, J. H. Duffus (chief editor), Carcinogenicity of Inorganic Substances, Royal...

Questions about erionites

What is erionites the plural of?
Erionites is the plural of erionite.

Words near erionites in the dictionary

  1. eriodyctiol
  2. erioglaucine
  3. eriometer
  4. eriometers
  5. erionite
  6. erionites
  7. eriophorum
  8. eriophyid
  9. eriophyids
  10. eriophyllous
  11. eriophyoid

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