gmelinite

G2M3E1L1I1N1I1T1E1

noun

A rare zeolite mineral related to chabazite.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noungmelinite (countable and uncountable, plural gmelinites)

plural gmelinites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA rare zeolite mineral related to chabazite.

Origin

From German Gmelin + -ite, after Christian Gottlob Gmelin (1792–1860).

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APA

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Chicago

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