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GREENLAND SPAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine
Synonyms:
cryolite; Greenland spar
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Greenland spar" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "Greenland spar"):
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)