fluoborite

noun

fluo·​bo·​rite

ˌflüəˈbōrˌīt,

-bȯr-

plural -s

: a mineral Mg₃(BO₃)(F,OH)₃ consisting of magnesium fluoborate occurring in hexagonal prisms

Word History

Etymology

fluoborate + -ite

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