NOUN | substance | apatite | a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate |
---|
Sounds | ae'pahtay.t | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | A common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus. | |
---|---|---|
Narrower | fluorapatite | A form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine |
Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
Substances | phosphorus, P, atomic number 15 | A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells |
terbium, Tb, atomic number 65 | A metallic element of the rare earth group | |
thulium, Tm, atomic number 69 | A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group | |
Spanish | apatita, apatito | |
Catalan | apatita |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact