About The Word Apatite
Learn about the word Apatite to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Apatite definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Apatite
| Apatite Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Apatite?
[n] a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
Synonyms | Synonyms for Apatite: Related Terms | Find terms related to Apatite: See Also | atomic number 15 | atomic number 65 | atomic number 69 | fluorapatite | mineral | P | phosphorus | Tb | terbium | thulium | Tm Apatite In Webster's Dictionary \Ap"a*tite\, n. [Gr. ? deceit, fr. ? to deceive; it
having been often mistaken for other minerals.] (Min.)
Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided
prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
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
Cross Word Of The Day
- Deer hunt ‐ hunting deer
- Gently ‐ with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"…
- Carry ‐ the act of carrying something [v] be pregnant with; "She is bearing…
- Age class ‐ people in the same…
- White thistle ‐ spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of…
- Electrocute ‐ kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial…
- Threadleaf groundsel ‐ bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool…
- Bargeman ‐ someone who…
- Dabbler ‐ any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and…
- Thrasher ‐ large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to…