English-Thai Dictionary
fluorite
N แร่ ฟลู ออ ไรท์ fluorspar
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FLUORITE
FLUORITE Flu "or *ite, n. (Min. )
Defn: Calcium fluoride, a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc. , often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels.Also called fluor spar, or simply fluor.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fluorite
fluo rite |ˈflo͝orˌīt, flôr -ˈflʊəraɪt | ▶noun a mineral consisting of calcium fluoride that typically occurs as cubic crystals, colorless when pure but often colored by impurities. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from fluor (see fluorspar ) + -ite 1 .
Oxford Dictionary
fluorite
fluorite |ˈflʊərʌɪt, ˈflɔː -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] a mineral consisting of calcium fluoride which typically occurs as cubic crystals, colourless when pure but often coloured by impurities. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from fluor (see fluorspar ) + -ite 1 .
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