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Webster 1913 Edition


Phosphorite

Phos′phor-ite

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Noun.
(Min.)
A massive variety of apatite.

Webster 1828 Edition


Phosphorite

PHOS'PHORITE

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Noun.
A species of calcarious earth; a subspecies of apatite.

Definition 2024


Phosphorite

Phosphorite

See also: phosphorite

German

Noun

Phosphorite n

  1. plural of Phosphorit

phosphorite

phosphorite

See also: Phosphorite

English

Noun

phosphorite (plural phosphorites)

  1. (mineralogy) a sedimentary rock rich in phosphate minerals such as apatite

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