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cyolite

cyolite noun: any of a range of synthetic minerals composed of sodium, calcium and aluminium fluorides used (as a substitute for cryolite) as a flux in the electrolysisof bauxite.

Noun

cyolite (uncountable)

  1. Any of a range of synthetic minerals composed of sodium, calcium and aluminium fluorides used (as a substitute for cryolite) as a flux in the electrolysisof bauxite
  2. A class of minerals, also indicated as calcined clay, composed of silicon dioxide, aluminum silicate, applied as the carriers in the industry of feed additives.

Questions about cyolite

What does cyolite mean?
Cyolite means any of a range of synthetic minerals composed of sodium, calcium and aluminium fluorides used (as a substitute for cryolite) as a flux in the electrolysisof bauxite.
What part of speech is cyolite?
Cyolite is a noun.

Words near cyolite in the dictionary

  1. Cynwyd
  2. Cynwyl Elfed
  3. CYO
  4. CYOA
  5. CYOAs
  6. cyolite
  7. cyometrinil
  8. cyon
  9. cyons
  10. CYP
  11. cypemycin

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