English noun: zeolite | |||
1. | zeolite (substance) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mineral, water softener | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chabasite, chabazite, heulandite, natrolite, phillipsite | ||