fluorite
Pronunciation: /ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/
The English word “fluorite” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
Etymology
From fluor + -ite.
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