aluminosilicate

American

[uh-loo-muh-noh-sil-uh-kit, -keyt] / əˌlu mə noʊˈsɪl ə kɪt, -ˌkeɪt /

noun

any naturally occurring or synthetically produced aluminum silicate containing alkali-metal or alkaline-earth-metal ions, as a feldspar, zeolite, or beryl.

aluminosilicate British

/ əˌluːmɪnəʊˈsɪlɪkɪt /

noun

a silicate in which some of the silicon in the tetrahedral unit SiO 4 has been replaced by aluminium

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Etymology

Origin of aluminosilicate

alumino- + silicate

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A zeolite with structure type MFI1, 2 is an aluminosilicate or silicate material that has a three-dimensionally connected pore network, which enables molecular recognition in the size range 0.5–0.6 nm.

From Nature • Mar. 14, 2017

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