Word: zeolites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ze
o
lites
Definition: Plural of zeolite; 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
Morphemes:
Affix: zeolite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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 and in ion exchange chromatography.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζέω
Language: grc
Decoded: zeo
Meaning: to boil, bubble
Affix: -lite
Language: en
Decoded: -lite
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form names of rocks and minerals
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).