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cryolite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

The mineral sodium hexafluoroaluminate (Na3AlF6).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Greenland spar

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Greenland spar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mineral

History

Etymology

From cryo- + -lite.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: criolita — mineral
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冰晶石 (bīngjīngshí) — mineral
  • Czech: kryolit — mineral
  • Danish: kryolit — mineral
  • Estonian: krüoliit — mineral
  • Finnish: kryoliitti — mineral
  • French: cryolithe — mineral
  • French: cryolite — mineral
  • Icelandic: krýólít — mineral
  • Italian: criolite — mineral
  • Polish: kriolit — mineral
  • Polish: kryolit — mineral
  • Spanish: criolita — mineral
  • Welsh: cryolit — mineral