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stilbite definition

stil·bite (stil′bīt′)

noun

a usually white, semihard, monoclinic zeolite, NaCaAlSiO·14HO, usually found in sheaflike crystals; hydrous sodium calcium aluminum silicate

Etymology: Fr < Gr stilbein, to glitter: see -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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