antifluorite

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noun

A mineral crystal structure identical with that of fluorite but with the positions of the cations and anions reversed.

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Meanings

nounantifluorite (plural antifluorites)

plural antifluorites

  1. chemistryA mineral crystal structure identical with that of fluorite but with the positions of the cations and anions reversed.

Origin

From anti- + fluorite.

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antifluorite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifluorite

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“antifluorite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifluorite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antifluorite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antifluorite.

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