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fluor
[ floo-awr, -er ]
fluor-
1combining_form
- a variant of fluoro-
fluorene
fluorine
fluor
2/ ˈ´Ú±ô³ÜËÉ”Ë /
noun
- another name for fluorspar
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fluor1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of fluor1
Example Sentences
The fluor is believed to make skis faster as it creates a layer that repels moisture and dirt.
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.
A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used for ornamental purposes.
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.
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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