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| ap·a·tite [ áppə tt ] |
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mineral used in making fertilizers: a glassy, variously colored calcium phosphate mineral. Use: fertilizers, source of phosphorus.
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| [Early 19th century. < Greek apatē "deceit"; from its diversity of form and color] |
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