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calcium fluoride

–noun
a white, crystalline compound, CaF2, insoluble in water, occurring in nature as the mineral fluorite: used as a flux in metallurgy and as a decay preventive in dentifrices.
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calcium fluoride  
n.  A colorless powder, CaF2, used in emery wheels, carbon electrodes, and cements.
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