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cryolite
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[ˈkrʌɪəlʌɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a white or colourless mineral consisting of a fluoride of sodium and aluminium. It is added to bauxite as a flux in aluminium smelting
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Origin
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early 19th century: from cryo- ‘cold, frost’ (because the main deposits are found in Greenland) + -lite
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