Clinoptilolite
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A natural zeolite comprising a microporous arrangement of silica and alumina tetrahedra. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From clino- + ptilolite, for being a monoclinic form of ptilolite (a synonym of mordenite). Usually given a suffix of the dominant alkali element.