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fluorite

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flu=o=rite

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun fluorite has 1 sense

fluorite(n = noun.substance) fluor, fluorspar - a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine; Array

is a kind of mineral

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CIDE DICTIONARY

fluorite, n.

Calcium fluoride (CaF2), a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called fluor spar, or simply fluor. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

fluorite, n. a mineral form of calcium fluoride.

Etymology

It. (as FLUORSPAR)

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