Cryolite \Cry"o*lite\ (kr[imac]"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kry`os icy cold, frost + -lite: cf. F. cryolithe.] (Min.) A fluoride of sodium and aluminum, found in Greenland, in white cleavable masses; -- used as a source of soda and alumina.
cryolite n : a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine [syn: {Greenland spar}]