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cryolite

cry·o·lite [ kr ə lt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
white mineral: an uncommon white fluoride mineral containing sodium and aluminum. Use: source of aluminum.

[Early 19th century. <cryo-; because first found in Greenland]
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