Associations to the word «Apatite»

Wiktionary

APATITE, noun. (mineral) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer.

Dictionary definition

APATITE, noun. A common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats