fluorine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- flo͝or'ēn′ (General-American)
- flôr'ēn′ (General-American)
- -ɪn/ (General-American)
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- -ĭn (General-American)
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- /ˈfloɹˌin (General-American)
- /ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluorine From Latin fluor (“flow”) + English -ine. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1813.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
an octahedron of fluorines
- (countable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals. ▸ An atom of this element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluorines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
flox · fluoride · difluorine · fluorine test · fluo- · organofluorine · fluorine-19 · fluorinelike · fluorine dating · fluorine absorption dating · fluorination · fluorinate · fluorine method · nonfluorine · radiofluorine · Flox · fluor- · fluorine oxide · fluorian · fluorine-18 · fluoro-
Hypernyms
element · halogen · halogen · halogen
Relateds
fluorene · fluorite · fluoric · fluor
Synonyms
Translations (108)
ja 弗素 (chemical element) · cmn 氟 (chemical element) · cy fflworin (chemical element) · ht fliyò (chemical element) · kk фтор (chemical element) · nb fluor (chemical element) · mn фтор (chemical element) · ar فُلُور (chemical element) · et fluor (chemical element) · ast flúor (chemical element) · fy fluor (chemical element) · af fluoor (chemical element) · sat ᱯᱷᱞᱚᱨᱤᱱ (chemical element) · csb fluòr (chemical element) · lt fluoras (chemical element) · nn fluor (chemical element) · mr फ्लोरिन (chemical element) · el φθόριο (chemical element) · he פלואור (chemical element) · br fluor (chemical element) · ko 불소 (chemical element) · haw fluorine (chemical element) · gd fluorain (chemical element) · ms fluorin (chemical element) · qu flur (chemical element) · ka ფთორი (chemical element) · tr flor (chemical element) · vi flo (chemical element) · scn fluoru (chemical element) · cv фтор (chemical element) · sl fluor (chemical element) · ln folina class 9a/10a (chemical element) · it fluoro (chemical element) · ug فتور (chemical element) · uz ftor (chemical element) · ur فلورین (chemical element) · ml ഫ്ലൂറിൻ (chemical element) · kmr fluor (chemical element) · sq fluor (chemical element) · id fluor (chemical element) · de Fluor (chemical element) · ta ஃவுளூரின் (chemical element) · ia fluor (chemical element) · sk fluór (chemical element) · gur fulu-ya-walʋm (chemical element) · ga fluairín (chemical element) · fa فلوئور (chemical element) · nds fluor (chemical element) · lv fluors (chemical element) · cs fluor (chemical element) · ko 플루오린 (chemical element) · bg флуо́р (chemical element) · es flúor (chemical element) · eo fluoro (chemical element) · hu fluor (chemical element) · hy ֆտոր (chemical element) · uz фтор (chemical element) · ta வினைவியம் (chemical element) · io fluoro (chemical element) · lb Fluor (chemical element) · mn ᠹᠲ᠋ᠣᠷ (chemical element) · is flúor (chemical element) · ja 氟素 (chemical element) · ja フッ素 (chemical element) · mk флуор (chemical element) · eu fluoroa (chemical element) · ja フッソ (chemical element) · kn ಫ್ಲೂರೀನ್ (chemical element) · pa ਫਲੋਰੀਨ (chemical element) · sh flȕōr (chemical element) · fur fluôr (chemical element) · fi fluori (chemical element) · hi तरस्विनी (chemical element) · pt flúor (chemical element) · ro fluor (chemical element) · is flúr (chemical element) · ru фтор (chemical element) · mi pūkōwhai (chemical element) · mt fluworu (chemical element) · co fluoru (chemical element) · kw fluorin (chemical element) · da fluor (chemical element) · fr fluor (chemical element) · ko 플루오르 (chemical element) · km ភ្លុយអរ (chemical element) · fr phthore (chemical element) · sw florini (chemical element) · th ฟลูออรีน (chemical element) · pl fluor (chemical element) · fo flúr (chemical element) · sh флу̏о̄р (chemical element) · gl flúor (chemical element) · la fluorum (chemical element) · mn ᠹᠯᠣᠷ (chemical element) · be фтор (chemical element) · nl fluor (chemical element) · uk фтор (chemical element) · bn ফ্লুরিন (chemical element) · ca fluor (chemical element) · oc fluor (chemical element) · gv flooareen (chemical element) · ota فلعور (chemical element) · mn флор (chemical element) · sv fluor (chemical element) · ta புளோரின் (chemical element) · vo fluorin (chemical element) · az flüor (chemical element) · tg фтор (chemical element)