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FLUORAPATITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fluorapatite" is a kind of...):
apatite (a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus)
Meronyms (substance of "fluorapatite"):
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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