natrolite

noun

na·​tro·​lite ˈnā-trə-ˌlīt 

: a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum that is related to zeolite

Word History

Etymology

natr(on) + -o- + -lite, after German Natrolith

Note: German Natrolith was introduced by the chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817) in "Chemische Untersuchung des Natroliths," Der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin Neue Schriften, 4. Band (1803), pp. 243-48.

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above