"fluorapatite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /flʊəˈɹæpətaɪt/ Forms: fluorapatites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fluorapatite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorapatites)
  1. (mineralogy) A calcium halophosphate mineral, in which fluoride replaces the hydroxide of apatite, that is mined as a phosphate ore, and occurs in the enamel of teeth. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): fluoriapatiitti (Finnish), fluorapatit (Hungarian), fluorapatita [feminine] (Spanish)

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