analcime

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US/əˈnæl.siːm/US/əˈnæl.saɪm/

noun

A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.

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analcite
OriginAncient Greek ἀνάλκιμος →
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Meanings

nounanalcime (countable and uncountable, plural analcimes)

plural analcimes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.

    Synonyms: analcite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts.

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analcite

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνάλκιμος“weak”
  2. Englishanalcime

Named in 1801 after the property of attaining weak electricity when heated or subjected to friction; from the Ancient Greek ἀνάλκιμος (análkimos, “weak”).

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Translations

Finnish analsiimi, analsiitti
  • analsiimisodium mineral
  • analsiittisodium mineral
Polish analcym
  • analcymsodium mineral
Portuguese analcima, analcita
  • analcimasodium mineral
  • analcitasodium mineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

calamineanemicalcamelinaMileanca
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APA

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Chicago

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