磷灰石

línhuīshí

noun #89,180

Meanings

1 apatite (mineral)

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Examples

磷灰石是磷肥的重要原料。

Línhuīshí shì línféi de zhòngyào yuánliào.

Apatite is an important raw material for phosphate fertilizer.

我们的牙釉质主要由磷灰石组成。

Wǒmen de yáyòuzhì zhǔyào yóu línhuīshí zǔchéng.

Our tooth enamel is mainly composed of apatite.

Tips

memory

Break it down as 磷 (lín — phosphorus) + 灰石 (huīshí — gray stone): 'phosphorus stone'. Apatite is in fact the main natural source of phosphorus on Earth.

Stroke Order

磷 lín

灰 huī

石 shí