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zeolites

zeolites is the plural of zeolite.

Meaning of zeolite

Noun

zeolite (countable and uncountable, plural zeolites)

  1. 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

Questions about zeolites

What is zeolites the plural of?
Zeolites is the plural of zeolite.

Words near zeolites in the dictionary

  1. zeogrid
  2. zeogrids
  3. Zeoli
  4. Zeolis
  5. zeolite
  6. zeolites
  7. zeolitic
  8. zeolitiform
  9. zeolitisation
  10. zeolitise
  11. zeolitised

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