fluoro-


fluoro-

or fluor-pref.1. Fluorine: fluorosis.2. Fluorescence: fluoroscope.
[From fluorine and from fluor.]

fluoro-

or before a vowel

fluor-

combining form1. (Chemistry) indicating the presence of fluorine: fluorocarbon. 2. (Chemistry) indicating fluorescence: fluoroscope.

fluoro-

1. a combining form meaning “fluorine” or “fluoride”: fluorocarbon. 2. a combining form meaning “fluorescence”: fluoroscope. [< New Latin]