Fluorspar (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fluorspar" is a kind of...):
mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)
Meronyms (substance of "fluorspar"):
atomic number 20; Ca; calcium (a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals)
atomic number 9; F; fluorine (a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite)