Meanings
nounclinoptilolite (countable and uncountable, plural clinoptilolites)
plural clinoptilolites
- countableuncountablechemistryA natural zeolite comprising a microporous arrangement of silica and alumina tetrahedra.
Origin
From clino- + ptilolite, for being a monoclinic form of ptilolite (a synonym of mordenite). Usually given a suffix of the dominant alkali element.
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