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antozonite

antozonite noun: a radioactive variety of fluorite, containing traces of elemental fluorine gas.

antozonite: a radioactive variety of fluorite, containing traces of elemental fluorine gas
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Noun

antozonite (uncountable)

  1. A radioactive variety of fluorite, containing traces of elemental fluorine gas.
    Synonyms:
    fetid fluorite

Synonyms of antozonite

  • fetid fluorite

Origin of antozonite

From antozone + -ite, after the chemical which was considered responsible for its smell.

Questions about antozonite

What does antozonite mean?
Antozonite means a radioactive variety of fluorite, containing traces of elemental fluorine gas.
What part of speech is antozonite?
Antozonite is a noun.

Words near antozonite in the dictionary

  1. antophytes
  2. antorbital
  3. antorbitals
  4. Antoun
  5. antozone
  6. antozonite
  7. antpecker
  8. antpeckers
  9. Antpeople
  10. Antperson
  11. antpipit

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