fluor

[ floo-awr, -er ]

/ ˈflu ɔr, -ər /

noun Mineralogy.

fluorite.

Origin of fluor

First recorded in 1615–25, fluor is from the Latin word fluor a flowing; so called from its use as a flux

Words nearby fluor

fluoboric acid, fluocinonide, Fluon, fluophosphate, fluophosphoric acid, fluor, fluorapatite, fluorene, fluoresce, fluorescein, fluorescence

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Example sentences from the Web for fluor

This is the fluor acid which volatilises the siliceous substance.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)|James Hutton
Fluor acid air is procured by dissolving the earthy substance called fluor in vitriolic acid.
Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry|Joseph Priestley
She complained likewise of having the fluor albus, and she had been blooded more than once before she came to the Hospital.
An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany|Donald Monro
Cassiterite goes with boron and tourmaline, topaz, fluor spar and lithia-mica; all containing fluorine.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. Bramble

Fluor: fluor-spar as free as possible from other minerals, powdered.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for fluor (1 of 2)

fluor

/ (ˈfluːɔː) /

noun

another name for fluorspar

Word Origin for fluor

C17: from Latin: a flowing; so called from its use as a metallurgical flux

British Dictionary definitions for fluor (2 of 2)

fluor-

combining form

a variant of fluoro- fluorene; fluorine

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Medical definitions for fluor

fluor-

pref.

Variant offluoro-

单词	fluor
释义	fluor [ floo-awr, -er ] / ˈflu ɔr, -ər / noun Mineralogy. fluorite. Origin of fluor First recorded in 1615–25, fluor is from the Latin word fluor a flowing; so called from its use as a flux Words nearby fluor fluoboric acid, fluocinonide, Fluon, fluophosphate, fluophosphoric acid, fluor, fluorapatite, fluorene, fluoresce, fluorescein, fluorescence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fluor This is the fluor acid which volatilises the siliceous substance. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4)\|James Hutton Fluor acid air is procured by dissolving the earthy substance called fluor in vitriolic acid. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry\|Joseph Priestley She complained likewise of having the fluor albus, and she had been blooded more than once before she came to the Hospital. An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany\|Donald Monro Cassiterite goes with boron and tourmaline, topaz, fluor spar and lithia-mica; all containing fluorine. The A B C of Mining\|Charles A. Bramble Fluor: fluor-spar as free as possible from other minerals, powdered. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer British Dictionary definitions for fluor (1 of 2) fluor / (ˈfluːɔː) / noun another name for fluorspar Word Origin for fluor C17: from Latin: a flowing; so called from its use as a metallurgical flux British Dictionary definitions for fluor (2 of 2) fluor- combining form a variant of fluoro- fluorene; fluorine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for fluor fluor- pref. Variant offluoro- The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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