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fluoritenoun(mineralogy) 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.
fluorsparnounSynonym of fluorite.

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fluoritenoun(mineralogy) 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.
fluorsparnounSynonym of fluorite.
apatitenoun(mineralogy) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.
fluorinenoun(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
fluoridenoun(chemistry) The anionic form of a fluorine atom.
sparnounA sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
flornounA film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.
floresnounA surname from Spanish.
fluellitenoun(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
fluoritizationnoun(geology) Conversion into fluorite.
fluor sparnounAlternative form of fluorspar. [Synonym of fluorite.]
fluorophlogopitenoun(mineralogy) A fluorine-rich variety of phlogopite.
fluorannitenoun(mineralogy) A fluorine analog of annite
fluorcaphitenoun(mineralogy) A hexagonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and strontium.
fluorapophyllitenoun(mineralogy) A particular apophyllite mineral with more fluorine than hydroxide compared to similar minerals.
fluoroidnoun(crystallography) A tetrahexahedron.
fluorohydroxyapatitenoun(mineralogy) Alternative form of fluorhydroxyapatite. [The tooth mineral formed by the action of fluoride on hydroxyapatite]
fluoboritenoun(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
calcium fluoridenoun(inorganic chemistry) An inorganic compound and a white insoluble solid, CaF₂, occurring as fluorite.
fluorellestaditenoun(mineralogy) A rare nesosilicate of calcium, with sulfate and fluorine, belonging to the apatite group.

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