English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphorite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite

Word forms

phosphorite phosphorites

Etymology

From phosphor + -ite.

Derived words

phosphoritic

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