HyperDic: cryolite

English > 1 sense of the word cryolite:
NOUNsubstancecryolite, Greenland spara white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium
cryolite > pronunciation
Soundskray'ahlay.t
Rhymesacolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt...
English > cryolite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine.
SynonymGreenland spar
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancesfluorine, F, atomic number 9A nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens
Spanishcriolita
Catalancriolita

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