cryolite
pronunciation
How to pronounce cryolite in British English:
UK ['kraɪəlaɪt]
How to pronounce cryolite in American English:
US ['kraɪəˌlaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Synthesis of cryolite by fluoride aluminum complex solution .
- 2. But aluminium has a fairly low melting point and its oxide can be dissolved in a substance called cryolite that also has a low melting point , so the amount of heat needed is manageable .
- 3. In the present investigations both integral and partial onthapis of solution of alumina in molten cryolite were determined as a funetion of composition with a high teupercature calorimeter .