FLUORITE


Meaning of FLUORITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflu̇r-ˌīt, ˈflȯr- ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, from New Latin fluor

Date: 1868

: a transparent or translucent mineral of different colors that consists of the fluoride of calcium and is used especially as a steelmaking flux and in the making of opalescent and opaque glasses

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