Word: zeolitic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ze
o
li
ic
Definition: Of, pertaining to, containing, or produced using a zeolite.
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: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to