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fluorapatite

[ floor-ap-uh-tahyt, flawr-, flohr- ]
/ flʊərˈæp əˌtaɪt, flɔr-, floʊr- /
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noun
a crystalline mineral, Ca5(PO4)3F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
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Origin of fluorapatite

First recorded in 1880–85; from German Fluorapatit; see fluor-, apatite

Words nearby fluorapatite

fluoboric acid, Fluon, fluophosphate, fluophosphoric acid, fluor, fluorapatite, fluorene, fluoresce, fluorescein, fluorescence, fluorescence-activated cell sorter
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British Dictionary definitions for fluorapatite

fluorapatite
/ (ˌflʊəˈræpətaɪt) /
noun
a mineral consisting of calcium fluorophosphate; the most common form of apatite
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