Synonyms for fluorite in the sense of this definition

• fluor
• fluorspar

(fluorite is a kind of ...) solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

• mineral

(fluorite is made of the substance ...) a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

• atomic number 20
• ca
• calcium

(fluorite is made of the substance ...) a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite

• atomic number 9
• f
• fluorine