English Explanatory Dictionary

clinoptilolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A natural zeolite comprising a microporous arrangement of silica and alumina tetrahedra.

Word forms

clinoptilolite clinoptilolites

Etymology

From clino- + ptilolite, for being a monoclinic form of ptilolite (a synonym of mordenite). Usually given a suffix of the dominant alkali element.

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