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[syn: fluorite, fluorspar, fluor]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fluorite \Flu"or*ite\, n. (Min.)
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fluorite
n 1: a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in
ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine [syn:
fluorite, fluorspar, fluor]