English Explanatory Dictionary

faujasite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A zeolite mineral consisting of sodalite cages connected through hexagonal prisms.

Pronunciation

/ˈfoːd͡ʒəzaɪt/

Word forms

faujasite faujasites

Etymology

Borrowed from French faujasite, named after Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819), French geologist, by Alexis Damour, French mineralogist in 1842.

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