CRYOLITE


Meaning of CRYOLITE in English

/kruy"euh luyt'/ , n.

a mineral, sodium aluminum fluoride, Na 3 AlF 6 , occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminum. Also called Greenland spar .

[ 1795-1805; CRYO- + -LITE ]

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