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FLUORITE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine

Synonyms:

fluor; fluorite; fluorspar

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("fluorite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "fluorite"):

atomic number 20; Ca; calcium (a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals)

atomic number 9; F; fluorine (a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite)

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