fluorspar
Pronunciation: /ˈflʊəspɑː, ˈflɔː-/
Definition of fluorspar
noun
- another term for fluorite.
Origin:
late 18th century: from fluor 'a flow, a mineral used as a flux, fluorspar' (from Latin fluor, from fluere 'to flow') + spar3
late 18th century: from fluor 'a flow, a mineral used as a flux, fluorspar' (from Latin fluor, from fluere 'to flow') + spar3