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From antozone + -ite, after the chemical which was considered responsible for its smell.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A radioactive variety of fluorite, containing traces of elemental fluorine gas. Full definition →
From antozone + -ite, after the chemical which was considered responsible for its smell.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.