different between zeolite vs diatomite

English

Etymology

From Swedish zeolit, and its source, New Latin zeolites, from Ancient Greek ??? (zé?, “to boil, bubble”) +? -lite.

Noun

zeolite (countable and uncountable, plural zeolites)

1. (mineralogy) Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography. [from 18th c.]
   • 1962, WH Auden & Elizabeth Mayer, translating JW Goethe, Italian Journey, Penguin 1970, p. 284:

     What I liked best were the zeolites from the stacks which rise out of the sea off the coast near Jaci.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

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Noun

zeolite f (plural zeoliti)

1. (mineralogy) zeolite

English

Etymology

diatom +? -ite

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da??t??ma?t/

Noun

diatomite (countable and uncountable, plural diatomites)

1. (geology) A fine, powdery earth formed from the skeletons of diatoms

Synonyms

• ceyssatite
• diatomaceous earth
• kieselguhr

Translations

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.t?.mit/

Noun

diatomite f (plural diatomites)

1. (geology) diatomite