cryolite, Greenland spar
(noun) a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cryolite (countable and uncountable, plural cryolites)
(mineral) The mineral sodium aluminium fluoride (Na3AlF6).
• 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
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
