Word: zeolitize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ze
o
li
tize
Definition: To convert (or be converted) into 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: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective