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灰沸石 (かいふっせき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

灰かい沸ふっ石せき

Meanings

1

noun

scolecite

mineralogy

A zeolite mineral; technical term used in mineralogy.

灰かい沸ふっ石せきはゼオライトの一いっ種しゅで、針しん状じょうの結けっ晶しょうが特とく徴ちょうです。
Scolecite is a type of zeolite characterized by needle-like crystals.

Kanji

灰ashes, puckery juice, cremate
沸seethe, boil, ferment
石stone

Etymology

The kanji 灰 (ash) and 沸石 (zeolite) describe the mineral's appearance and classification. The exact derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern mineralogical coinage.