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Where does “francolite” come from?

francolite (English) comes from English -lite, from Ancient Greek λίθος — a stone; stone as a substance.

francolite (English): A synonym of carbonate-rich fluorapatite; a...

Definitions

  1. A synonym of carbonate-rich fluorapatite; a...

Ancestry of “francolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-liteused to form names of rocks and minerals
2Ancient Greekλίθοςa stone; stone as a substance
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