Meanings
nounspodiosite (plural spodiosites)
plural spodiosites
- chemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, oxygen, and phosphorus.
The apatites, which are more soluble than the spodiosites, are formed on heating the latter to redness, hence spodiosites rarely occur in nature.
1911, Journal of the Chemical Society, volume 100, page 735
Origin
- Ancient Greekσπόδιος“grey”
- Swedishspodiosit
- Englishspodiosite
Swedish spodiosit, from Ancient Greek σπόδιος (spódios, “grey”).
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