fluorapatite (English, noun)
expansion: fluorapatite (countable and uncountable, plural fluorapatites)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
geography
geology
mineralogy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: 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
Forms:
form: fluorapatites
tags: plural