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fluorapatite
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fluorapatite (flôrap´tīt),
n a member of the family of minerals that make up the basic structure of bones and teeth; basically a hydroxapatite form in which fluoride ions replace hydroxyl ions.
fluorapatite crystal
(kris´tl),
n the crystalline structure that occurs after hydroxyapatite changes into fluorapatite as a result of the tooth being exposed to fluoride.

fluorapatite
a fluorine-bearing mineral in rock phosphate. Contributes to local fluorine poisoning and also to distant sites if the rock phosphate is mined for livestock feeding as a dietary phosphorus supplement.


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