fluorspar

What does fluorspar mean?

fluorspar means "a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine".

How many syllables are in fluorspar?

fluorspar has 2 syllables: fluor-spar. The stress falls on "fluor". In IPA it is /ˈflʊɹˌspɑɹ/.

What is another word for fluorspar?

Close synonyms include fluorite, fluor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fluorspar a common word?

fluorspar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fluorspar?

2 words rhyme with fluorspar. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for fluorspar come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.