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Tavorite vs Cavorite - What's the difference?

tavorite | cavorite |

As nouns the difference between tavorite and cavorite

is that tavorite is (mineralogy) a triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus while cavorite is (science fiction) a hypothetical substance with anti-gravity effects.

tavorite

English

Noun

  • (mineralogy) A triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, oxygen, and phosphorus.

    • References

    * Tavorite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Tavorite.shtml]

    cavorite

    English

    Noun

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  • (science fiction) A hypothetical substance with anti-gravity effects.
  • * 1901 , :
    • “It seems to me it wouldn't cost much to cart any weight anywhere if you packed it in a Cavorite case.”
  • * 1999 , , reprinted by Macmillan (2000), ISBN 0812536355, page 760:
    • “In the early years, they were the most primitive structures ever to fly in space, cheap and overbuilt and overcrewed, hoisted on cavorite wings.”