CRYOLITE

cryolite, Greenland spar

(noun) a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cryolite (countable and uncountable, plural cryolites)

(mineral) The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na3AlF6).

Anagrams

• Creolity, creolity

Source: Wiktionary


Cry"o*lite (kr"-lt), n. Etym: [Gr. -lite: cf. F. cryolithe.] (Min.)

Definition: A fluoride of sodium and aluminum, found in Greenland, in white cleavable masses; -- used as a source of soda and alumina.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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