pengayak molekul

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pengayak +‎ molekul, calque of English molecular sieve.

Noun

pengayak molekul (plural pengayak-pengayak molekul)

1. (chemistry) molecular sieve: a material, usually a zeolite silicate mineral, having pores of a precise and uniform size, that can be used to separate molecules of different shape and size.

Synonyms

• penapis molekul (Standard Malay)
• saringan molekuler

Further reading

• Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 39: “-ayak, pengayak molekul”