释义 |
col·lo·phane \ˈkäləˌfān\ noun or col·loph·a·nite \kəˈläfəˌnīt, ˈkäləf-\ (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary coll- + -phan or -phan + -ite; originally formed as German kollophan : any of the massive cryptocrystalline varieties of apatite, often opaline or horny in appearance, used as a source of phosphate for fertilizers; usually : a hydroxylapatite containing carbonate |