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analcime definition

anal·cime (ə nal′sīm′, -sēm′)

noun

a hard, colorless or white zeolite, NaAlSiO·HO, commonly found in basalts
sometimes called analcite anal′·cite′ (-sīt′)

Etymology: < Gr an-, not + alkoimos, strong: so named from its weak electricity when rubbed

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