English Explanatory Dictionary

fluorite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈflʊɚˌaɪt/ /ˈflɔɹˌaɪt/

Word forms

fluorite fluorites

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 -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English fluorite From fluor + -ite.

Synonyms

fluor fluorspar calcium fluoride

Derived words

antifluorite fluoritization hypofluorite yttrofluorite

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