apatite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæpəˌtaɪt/ (General-American)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈæpətaɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Apatit (“apatite”). Apatit was coined by the German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817), as follows: Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πᾰ́τη (ăpắtē, “deceit, fraud”) (as it is often mistaken for other minerals) + German -it (suffix forming nouns denoting minerals or rocks; cognate with English -ite); the German word was first used in a 1786 book. Regarding minerals that were named for being deceptive and thus confused with others, compare also fool's gold.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
We had prepared, by precipitation methods, finely divided crystalline apatites that were similar in crystal size and x-ray diffraction profile to bone apatite.
1967, Duncan McConnell et al., “Infrared Absorption of Carbonate Apatite”, in Science, volume 155, number 3762 (New Series), Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 608:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| apatites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
apatitic · manganapatite · hydroxyapatite · fluorapatite · chlorapatite · carbonatoapatite · carbonate-apatite · carbapatite · bioapatite
Translations (52)
ja 燐灰石 (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · nn apatitt (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ro apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · lt apatitas (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · sh apàtīt (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · tg апатит (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · cs apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ar أباتيت (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · be апатит (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · uk апатит (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · tr apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ga apaitít (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · cmn 磷灰石 (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · nl apatiet (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · eu apatito (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · fr apatite (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · nb apatitt (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ml അപറ്റൈറ്റ് (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · eo apatito (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · sh апа̀тӣт (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · el απατίτης (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · pl apatyt (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · hu apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · sk apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · fi apatiitti (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · lv apatīts (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · hy ապատիտ (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · gl apatita (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ko 인회석 (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · id apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · oc apatita (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · da apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · uz apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · pt apatita (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · bg апатит (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · kk апатит (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ru апати́т (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · it apatite (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · my နဂါးသွဲ့ (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · et apatiit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · sv apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · fa آپاتیت (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · th อะพาไทต์ (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ky апатит (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · kn ಅಪಟೈಟ್ (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · ca apatita (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · az apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · de Apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · vi apatit (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · he אפטיט (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · af apatiet (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition) · es apatita (calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition)
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