fluocerite

noun

fluo·​cerite

variants or less commonly fluocerine

¦flüə+

plural -s

: a mineral (Ce,La,Nd)F₃ consisting of reddish yellow fluoride of cerium and related metals

Word History

Etymology

fluocerite from German fluozerit, modification (influenced by -it -ite) of French fluocérine, from fluo- + cérine cerine; fluocerine from French fluocérine

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