NOUN | substance | fluorite, fluorspar, fluor | a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light |
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Sounds | flao'ray.t; fluh'ray.t | |
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Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... |
Meaning | A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine. | |
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Synonyms | fluorspar, fluor | |
Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
Substances | calcium, Ca, atomic number 20 | A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light |
fluorine, F, atomic number 9 | A nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens | |
Spanish | fluorita | |
Catalan | fluorita, fluor |
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