zeolite
/ˈziːəlaɪt/noun
- any of a large group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium, and barium. They can be readily dehydrated and rehydrated, and are used as cation exchangers and molecular sieves【矿】沸石。
派生词
zeolitic
/-ˈlɪtɪk/ adjective词源
late 18th cent.: from Swedish and German zeolit, from Greek zein 'to boil' + -LITE (from their characteristic swelling when heated in the laboratory).