faujasite

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/ˈfoːd͡ʒəzaɪt/

noun

A zeolite mineral consisting of sodalite cages connected through hexagonal prisms.

OriginFrench faujasite →
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Meanings

nounfaujasite (countable and uncountable, plural faujasites)

plural faujasites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA zeolite mineral consisting of sodalite cages connected through hexagonal prisms.

Origin

  1. Frenchfaujasite
  2. Englishfaujasite

Borrowed from French faujasite, named after Barthélemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741–1819), French geologist, by Alexis Damour, French mineralogist in 1842.

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APA

faujasite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faujasite

MLA

“faujasite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faujasite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faujasite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faujasite.

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