Chlorophane

/ˈklɔːroʊfeɪn/ noun

Definition

A mineral variety of fluorite (calcium fluoride) that is green in color, sometimes exhibiting fluorescence.

Etymology

From chloro- (Greek chloros, green) plus -phane (from Greek phainein, meaning 'to appear'). Emerged in 19th-century mineralogy to describe fluorite varieties.

Kelly Says

Chlorophane fluorite is genuinely magical—many specimens glow brilliant purple under UV light even though they're green in daylight, which is literally what fluorescence means: the material appears one color and then spontaneously 'shows' another color under different light.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሎሮፈን
k'lo-ro-fen
ARالعربية
كلوروفان
khlūru-fān
BNবাংলা
ক্লোরোফান
klor-o-fan
CACatalà
clorofan
klo-ro-fan
CSČeština
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
DADansk
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
DEDeutsch
Chlorophan
klor-o-fan
ELΕλληνικά
χλωροφάνη
hloo-ro-fan-ee
ESEspañol
clorofano
klo-ro-fa-no
FAفارسی
کلروفان
khlor-o-fan
FISuomi
klorofani
klo-ro-fa-ni
FRFrançais
chlorophane
klɔʁo.fan
GUGU
કલોરોફાન
kalo-ro-fan
HAHA
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
HEעברית
כלורופאן
khlōro-fan
HIहिन्दी
क्लोरोफान
klor-o-faan
HUMagyar
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
IDBahasa Indonesia
chlorophane
klo-ro-fan
IGIG
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
ITItaliano
clorofano
klo-ro-fa-no
JA日本語
クロロファン
Kuro-ro-fan
KKKK
хлорофан
khlorofan
KMKM
ច្លូរ៉ូផាន
ch'lo-ro-phan
KO한국어
클로로판
keulloro-pan
MRMR
क्लोरोफान
klor-o-faan
MSBahasa Melayu
chlorophane
klo-ro-fan
MYမြန်မာ
ခါလိုရိုဖန်
kha-lo-ro-fan
NLNederlands
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
NONorsk
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
PAPA
ਕਲੋਰੋਫਾਨ
klor-o-faan
PLPolski
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
PTPortuguês
clorofano
klo-ro-fa-no
RORomână
clorofan
klo-ro-fan
RUРусский
хлорофан
khlorofan
SVSvenska
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
SWKiswahili
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
TAதமிழ்
குளோரோஃபேன்
ku-lo-ro-fe-en
TEతెలుగు
クロరోఫాన్
klor-o-fan
THไทย
คลอโรฟาน
klong-ro-fan
TLTL
chlorophane
klo-ro-fan
TRTürkçe
klorofan
klor-o-fan
UKУкраїнська
хлорофан
khlorofan
URاردو
کلوروفان
khlor-o-fan
VITiếng Việt
chlorophane
klo-ro-fan
YOYO
chlorophane
klor-o-fan
ZH中文
氯仿
lǜ fǎng
ZUZU
chlorophane
klor-o-fan

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