Greenland spar
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Greenland spar — /grinlənd ˈspa/ (say greenluhnd spah) noun → cryolite …
Greenland spar — noun a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine • Syn: ↑cryolite • Hypernyms: ↑mineral • Substance Meronyms: ↑fluorine, ↑F, ↑atomic number 9 * * * … Useful english dictionary
Greenlandspar — Greenland spar n. See cryolite. * * * … Universalium
cryolite — /kruy euh luyt /, n. a mineral, sodium aluminum fluoride, Na3AlF6, occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminum. Also called Greenland spar. [1795 1805; CRYO + LITE] * * * ▪ mineral colourless to… … Universalium
cryolite — /ˈkraɪəlaɪt/ (say kruyuhluyt) noun a mineral, sodium aluminium fluoride, Na3AlF6, occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminium and as an insecticide; Greenland spar. {cryo + lite} …
atomic number 9 — noun 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 • Syn: ↑fluorine, ↑F • Hypernyms: ↑chemical element,… … Useful english dictionary
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