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Calcium fluoride

Fluoride \Flu"or*ide\ (? or ?; 104), n. [Cf. F. fluoride.] (Chem.) A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical.

Calcium fluoride (Min.), fluorite, CaF2. See Fluorite.

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Calcium fluoride

Calcium fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula CaF. It is a white insoluble solid. It occurs as the mineral fluorite (also called fluorspar), which is often deeply coloured owing to impurities.

Usage examples of "calcium fluoride".

Thomsen decomposed cryolite with calcium hydroxide into calcium fluoride and sodium aluminate.