How do you use Apatite in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like mineral, plus the exact meaning.
Apatite in a sentence
Apatite meaning
A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.
Synonyms of Apatite
Using Apatite
- The main meaning on this page is: A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment, and also produced biologically in bones and teeth.
- Useful related words include: mineral.
- In the example corpus, apatite often appears in combinations such as: conodont apatite.
Context around Apatite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apatite
- In this selection, "apatite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lead, tantalite, conodont, zircon, implies and depending stand out and add context to how "apatite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include columbite tantalite apatite zircon monazite and from conodont apatite implies an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apatite" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apatite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mt. Apatite is located a 15 minute drive from Bates. (10 words)
Shales may also contain concretions consisting of pyrite, apatite, or various carbonate minerals. (13 words)
When a shark dies, the decomposing skeleton breaks up, scattering the apatite prisms. (13 words)
For example, if some material is scratched by apatite but not by fluorite, its hardness on the Mohs scale would fall between 4 and 5. American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. (30 words)
The surface of implants that contact the body might be made of a biomedical material such as titanium, silicone or apatite depending on what is the most functional. (28 words)
After a few intense weeks of speculation and drama, more and more labs have been able to recreate LK-99, also known as modified lead-apatite. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
After a few intense weeks of speculation and drama, more and more labs have been able to recreate LK-99, also known as modified lead-apatite.
Mt. Apatite is located a 15 minute drive from Bates.
The elements identified included allanite, ceriate, thorite, columbite, tantalite, apatite, zircon, monazite, pyrochlore euxenite and fluorite.
For example, if some material is scratched by apatite but not by fluorite, its hardness on the Mohs scale would fall between 4 and 5. American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
Reconstruction of tropical sea surface temperature from conodont apatite implies an average value of convert in the Early Devonian.
Shales may also contain concretions consisting of pyrite, apatite, or various carbonate minerals.
The surface of implants that contact the body might be made of a biomedical material such as titanium, silicone or apatite depending on what is the most functional.
When a shark dies, the decomposing skeleton breaks up, scattering the apatite prisms.
Common combinations with apatite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: