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nounA material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.
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Catalan tamís molecular
- tamís molecularporous material for separating molecules
Chinese Mandarin 分子篩 /分子筛
- 分子篩 /分子筛 (fēnzǐshāi)porous material for separating molecules
Finnish molekyyliseula
- molekyyliseulaporous material for separating molecules
German Molekularsieb
- Molekularsiebporous material for separating molecules
Indonesian pengayak molekul, saringan molekuler
- pengayak molekulporous material for separating molecules
- saringan molekulerporous material for separating molecules
Korean 분자체
- 분자체 (bunjache)porous material for separating molecules
Malay penapis molekul
- penapis molekulporous material for separating molecules
Ukrainian молекулярне сито
- молекулярне сито (molekuljarne syto)porous material for separating molecules
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molecular sieve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20sieve
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“molecular sieve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20sieve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molecular sieve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molecular%20sieve.
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