Chabazite
/ˈkæbəzaɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several zeolite minerals that occur in basaltic rocks.
- 2 a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From French chabasie, coined by Louis-Augustin Bosc d'Antic from Ancient Greek χαβάζιος (khabázios), apparently an error for χαλάζιος (khalázios, “a kind of precious stone”) (which is probably from χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail”), due to looking like a hailstone), one of twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem ascribed to Orpheus. See chalaza and chalazion.