Definitions for Zeolite
ˈzi əˌlaɪtze·o·lite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zeolitenoun

   any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zeolitenoun

   Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure; they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography.

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1. zeolite

   Zeolite is a type of microporous, aluminosilicate mineral used as commercial adsorbents and catalysts. It is characterized by a three-dimensional crystalline structure which includes cavities occupied by water, large metal cations like sodium, potassium, barium, and calcium, and small molecules such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide. These trapped materials can be removed by heating, making zeolites highly effective for purification processes. They are used in a variety of applications, including water purification, detergent production, and catalysts in petrochemical industries.

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1. Zeolitenoun

   a term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite, analcime, chabazite, thomsonite, heulandite, and others. These species occur of secondary origin in the cavities of amygdaloid, basalt, and lava, also, less frequently, in granite and gneiss. So called because many of these species intumesce before the blowpipe

2. Etymology: [Gr. to boil + -lite: cf. F. zolithe.]

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1. Zeolite

   Zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate minerals commonly used as commercial adsorbents. The term zeolite was originally coined in 1756 by Swedish mineralogist Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, who observed that upon rapidly heating the material stilbite, it produced large amounts of steam from water that had been adsorbed by the material. Based on this, he called the material zeolite, from the Greek ζέω, meaning "to boil" and λίθος, meaning "stone". As of October 2012, 206 unique zeolite frameworks have been identified, and over 40 naturally occurring zeolite frameworks are known. Zeolites are widely used in industry for water purification, as catalysts, for the preparation of advanced materials and in nuclear reprocessing. They are used to extract nitrogen from air to increase oxygen content for both industrial and medical purposes. Their biggest use is in the production of laundry detergents. They are also used in medicine and in agriculture.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zeolite

   zē′ō-līt, n. the common name of a large group of minerals often called the Zeolitic family—they are all soluble in acids, and most of them gelatinise in acids in consequence of silica being set free.—adjs. Zeolit′ic; Zeolit′iform. [Gr. zeein, to boil, lithos, a stone.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zeolite in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zeolite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Zeolite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zeolite
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zeolite
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Zeolite
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Zeolite