zeolite-bearing
|ze-o-lite-bear-ing|
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/ˈziːəˌlaɪtˈbɛrɪŋ/
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/ˈziːəˌlaɪtˈbeərɪŋ/
contains zeolite
Etymology
'zeolite-bearing' originates from English, specifically the combination of 'zeolite' and 'bearing', where 'zeolite' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'zeo-' meaning 'to boil' and 'lithos' meaning 'stone', and 'bearing' comes from Old English 'beran' meaning 'to carry'.
'zeolite' was coined in the 18th century (credited to A. F. Cronstedt, 1758) from Greek roots 'zeo-' + 'lithos'; 'bearing' derives from Old English 'beran' and Middle English forms meaning 'to carry'; the compound 'zeolite-bearing' developed in modern scientific English to describe materials carrying zeolite minerals.
Initially, 'zeolite' literally invoked the idea of a 'stone that seems to boil' (because zeolites release water when heated); over time it came to denote the specific group of aluminosilicate minerals; the compound 'zeolite-bearing' evolved to mean 'containing zeolite minerals'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
containing or bearing zeolites (minerals); used especially in geology and mineralogy to describe rocks, sediments, or deposits that include zeolite minerals.
The zeolite-bearing rock was examined under a microscope to identify its mineral phases.
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Last updated: 2025/09/26 06:42