zeolite
zeolite noun: any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners, in ion exchange chromatography, and as industrial catalysts.
Noun
zeolite (countable and uncountable, plural zeolites)
- Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners, in ion exchange chromatography, and as industrial catalysts.
- What I liked best were the zeolites from the stacks which rise out of the sea off the coast near Jaci.1962, WH Auden; Elizabeth Mayer, translating JW Goethe, Italian Journey, Penguin, published 1970, page 284
zeolite meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Kannada
zeolite in Tamil
- சியோலைட்டு, செயோலைற்று
zeolite in Urdu
- zeolite
- ابال پتھر ubāl patthar
zeolite in Telugu
- zeolite
- జియోలైట్ jiyōlaiṭ
zeolite in Kannada
- ಕುದಿಗಲ್ಲು
More languagesFewer languages
- zeolite in Malay
- zeolit
- zeolite in Persian
- زئولیت ze'olit
Forms of zeolite
| plural | zeolites |
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Origin of zeolite
From Swedish zeolit, and its source, New Latin zeolites, from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “to boil, bubble”) + -lite.
Words formed from zeolite
Questions about zeolite
- What does zeolite mean?
- Zeolite means any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners, in ion exchange chromatography, and as industrial catalysts.
- What is zeolite in Tamil?
- Zeolite in Tamil is சியோலைட்டு, செயோலைற்று. See Zeolite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is zeolite?
- Zeolite is a noun.
- What is the plural of zeolite?
- The plural of zeolite is zeolites.
Words near zeolite in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: zeolite (page history and authors); zeolite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ابال پتھر (Urdu) (page history and authors); జియోలైట్ (Telugu) (page history and authors); zeolite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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