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molecular sieve

molecular sieve noun: a material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.

Noun

molecular sieve (plural molecular sieves)

  1. A material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.
    Synonyms:
    mole sieve

molecular sieve meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

molecular sieve in Tamil

மூலக்கூறு சல்லடை

molecular sieve in Malay

porous material for separating molecules
penapis molekul

molecular sieve in Indonesian

porous material for separating molecules
pengayak molekul, saringan molekuler

Synonyms of molecular sieve

Forms of molecular sieve

pluralmolecular sieves

Questions about molecular sieve

What does molecular sieve mean?
Molecular sieve means a material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.
What is molecular sieve in Tamil?
Molecular sieve in Tamil is மூலக்கூறு சல்லடை. See Molecular sieve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is molecular sieve?
Molecular sieve is a noun.
What is the plural of molecular sieve?
The plural of molecular sieve is molecular sieves.

Words near molecular sieve in the dictionary

  1. molecular orbital
  2. molecular orbital theory
  3. molecular orbitals
  4. molecular oxygen
  5. molecular pathology
  6. molecular sieve
  7. molecular sieves
  8. molecular volume
  9. molecular volumes
  10. molecular weight
  11. molecular weights

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