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Fluorite vs Fluorous - What's the difference?

fluorite | fluorous |

As a noun fluorite

is .

As an adjective fluorous is

(geology) containing fluorite.

fluorite

English

(wikipedia fluorite)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
    • Fluorite is the main natural resources of Thailand.

    Synonyms

    * calcium fluoride * Derbyshire spar * fluor * fluorspar

    See also

    * blue john ----

    fluorous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (geology) Containing fluorite.
  • (organic chemistry) organofluorine (attributive)