Analcime

//əˈnæl.siːm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sodium aluminosilicate with a chemical formula NaAlSi₂O₆·H₂O, having a zeolite structure, found in alkaline basalts. countable, uncountable

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analciteanalcite

Etymology

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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