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Fluorohydroxyapatite

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fluorhydroxyapatitenounThe tooth mineral formed by the action of fluoride on hydroxyapatite
fluorapatitenoun(mineralogy) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth.
hydroxylapatitenounAlternative spelling of hydroxyapatite. [A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.]
hydroxyapatitenounA basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth.
chlorapatitenoun(mineralogy) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
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.
bioapatitenoun(biochemistry, mineralogy) A form of calcium phosphate that is the major component in the mineralised part of vertebrate bone teeth, and in case of fish, scales.
durapatitenoun(mineralogy) A form of hydroxyapatite found in bone
fluorapophyllitenoun(mineralogy) A particular apophyllite mineral with more fluorine than hydroxide compared to similar minerals.
nanohydroxyapatitenoun(dentistry) A very fine hydroxyapatite powder used, mixed with other materials, to help remineralization
carbapatitenoun(mineralogy) A carbonated form of apatite
fluorohectoritenoun(mineralogy) A clay mineral that is a mixed silicate / oxide / fluoride of lithium and magnesium.
fluorophlogopitenoun(mineralogy) A fluorine-rich variety of phlogopite.
francolitenoun(mineralogy) Synonym of lewistonite.
zharchikhitenoun(mineralogy) A hydroxy fluoride mineral of aluminium that forms colourless, transparent crystals.
fluorsparnounSynonym of fluorite.
hydrofluosilicatenoun(obsolete, chemistry) A salt of hydrofluosilic acid.
fluornoun(dated) The mineral fluorite.
fluorellestaditenoun(mineralogy) A rare nesosilicate of calcium, with sulfate and fluorine, belonging to the apatite group.
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.

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