Meaning Of The Word Apatite
What's the definition of Apatite? Find Apatite meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.
Apatite Meaning
| Apatite Definition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Apatite?
apatite in American English
any of a group of variously colored, hard, hexagonal calcium minerals, Ca5(PO4, CO3)3 (F,OH,Cl), found mainly in sedimentary rocks, esp. phosphate rock, and in teeth and bones noun: a common mineral, calcium fluorophosphate, Ca5FP3 O12, occurring in individual crystals and in masses and varying in color, formerly used in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers apatite in British English noun: a pale green to purple mineral, found in igneous rocks and metamorphosed limestones. It is used in the manufacture of phosphorus, phosphates, and fertilizers. Composition: calcium fluorophosphate or calcium chlorophosphate. General formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3( |
More Definitions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Definitions Of The Day
- Hemicyclium ‐ noun: a sundial in the form of a concave quarter…
- Glee club ‐ a group formed to sing glees, part songs, and…
- Dishevel ‐ to cause (hair, clothing, etc.) to become disarranged…
- Procoelous ‐ adjective: describing vertebrae with a concave…
- The Wolds ‐ a range of chalk hills in NE England: consists…
- Changer ‐ noun: a person or thing that changes…
- Household ‐ of a household or home; domestic; The household…
- Dog's-tongue ‐ noun; noun: any boraginaceous weedy plant of the…
- Cluj ‐ noun: an industrial city in NW Romania, on the…
- Nuciform ‐ adjective:…