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fluor

[ floo-awr, -er ]

noun

Mineralogy.


fluor-

1

combining_form

  1. 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

fluor

2

/ ˈ´Ú±ô³ÜËÉ”Ë /

noun

  1. another name for fluorspar
“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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fluor1

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

Origin of fluor1

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

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The fluor is believed to make skis faster as it creates a layer that repels moisture and dirt.

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Check the ingredients on products you buy and watch for chemical names containing "fluor-." Specific trade names, such as Teflon and Gore-Tex, are also likely to contain PFAS.

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A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes.

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Spar, sp�r, n. a term applied by miners to any bright crystalline mineral, and adopted by mineralogists in the names of a number of minerals—calcareous spar, fluor spar, Iceland spar, &c.—adj.

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The nitrous acid may be exhibited in the form of air, as well as the vitriolic, the marine, and the fluor acids.

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