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Word: Cryolite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from cryo-‘cold, frost’ (because the main deposits are found in Greenland) + -lite
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkrʌɪəlʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium. It is added to bauxite as a flux in aluminium smelting.
Short Definition:white or colourless mineral consisting of fluoride of sodium and aluminium
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