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FLUORITE n.
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.…
FLUOR n.
See Fluorite.
FLUOR SPAR n.
See Fluorite.
FLUORIDE n.
A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical. Calcium fluoride (Min.), fluorite, CaF2. See Fluorite.
FLUOROID n.
A tetrahexahedron; -- so called because it is a common form of fluorite.
FLUX n.
ce or mixture used to promote the fusion of metals or minerals, as alkalies, borax, lime, fluorite.
HYDROFLUORIC a.
ng a strong, pungent, suffocating odor. It is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually collected as a solution in water. It attacks all silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha.…