Any
one of a family of hydrous aluminum
silicate minerals, whose molecules
enclose cations
of sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, or barium, or a corresponding synthetic
compound, used chiefly as molecular
filters and ion-exchange agents.
Any
one of a family of hydrous aluminum
silicate minerals, whose molecules
enclose cations
of sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, or barium, or a corresponding synthetic
compound, used chiefly as molecular
filters and ion-exchange agents. See "molecular
sieve".
Any
one of a family of hydrous aluminum
silicate minerals, whose molecules
enclose cations
of sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, or barium, or a corresponding synthetic
compound, used chiefly as molecular
filters and ion-exchange agents.