zeolite
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1. any of a family of glassy minerals analogous to feldspar containing hydrated aluminum silicates of calcium or sodium or potassium; formed in cavities in lava flows and in plutonic rocks (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | mineral, |
| definition | : | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | water softener, |
| definition | : | a substance (such as sodium chloride) that lessens the hardness of water by replacing calcium and magnesium ions with sodium ions and so gives the water more efficient sudsing power (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chabasite, chabazite, |
| definition | : | a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and aluminum (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | heulandite, |
| definition | : | a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | natrolite, |
| definition | : | a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | phillipsite, |
| definition | : | a group of white or reddish crystalline minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium and aluminum (noun.substance) |
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