fluorite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite From fluor + -ite.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
Fluorite is an important natural resource of Thailand.
Near-synonym: calcium fluoride
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluorites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
yttrofluorite · hypofluorite · antifluorite · fluoritization
Hypernyms
Synonyms
fluorspar · fluor · calcium fluoride
Translations (26)
kk флюорит (mineral) · da fluorit (mineral) · fr fluorite (mineral) · ca fluorita (mineral) · cmn 氟石 (mineral) · de Fluorit (mineral) · ja 蛍石 (mineral) · la murra (mineral) · ky флюорит (mineral) · cmn 螢石 /萤石 (mineral) · da flusspat (mineral) · fr fluorine (mineral) · ru флюори́т (mineral) · it fluorite (mineral) · es fluorita (mineral) · es fluorina (mineral) · et fluoriit (mineral) · ro fluorit (mineral) · tr florit (mineral) · gl fluorita (mineral) · sv flusspat (mineral) · fi fluoriitti (mineral) · pt fluorita (mineral) · pl fluoryt (mineral) · hu fluorit (mineral) · sv fluorit (mineral)