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燐灰石 (rinkaiseki) Japanese meaning: apatite | Kotomora

燐りん灰かい石せき

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Meanings

1

apatite

A phosphate mineral; the term is used in geology and materials science.

燐りん灰かい石せきは肥ひ料りょうや工こう業ぎょう原げん料りょうとし

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利り

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Apatite is used as a fertilizer and industrial raw material.

Kanji

燐phosphorus
灰ashes, puckery juice, cremate
石stone

Written forms

燐りん灰かい石せき
Standard kanji spelling for the mineral apatite.
リン灰かい石せき
Mixed kanji-katakana spelling, sometimes used in scientific contexts.

Etymology

From Chinese 燐灰石 (línhuīshí), literally 'phosphorus lime stone', referring to its composition.