Definition of cryolite Cryolite

/kɹajˈʌlajˌt/ - [krayulayt] - cry•o•lite

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What does cryolite mean?

Noun Plural: cryolites
cryolite - a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine
		Greenland spar
		mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

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cryolite (n.)
A fluoride of sodium and aluminum, found in Greenland, in white cleavable masses; -- used as a source of soda and alumina.

cryolite
krī′o-līt, n. a mineral found on the coast of Greenland, consisting mainly of a fluoride of aluminium in combination with fluoride of sodium. [Gr. kryos, frost, and lithos, a stone.]