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apatite |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Apatite \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: apatite n : a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
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