FLUOR

fluorite, fluorspar, fluor

(noun) a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fluor (countable and uncountable, plural fluors)

Fluorite (symbol: F).

Synonyms

• See fluorite.

Anagrams

• flour, four L, furol, orful, rufol

Source: Wiktionary


Flu"or, n. Etym: [L., a flowing, fr. fluere to flow. See Fluent.]

1. A fluid state. [Obs.] Sir I. Newton.

2. Menstrual flux; catamenia; menses. [Obs.]

3. (Min.)

Definition: See Fluorite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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