fluor

1 of 2

noun

flu·​or ˈflü-ˌȯr How to pronounce fluor (audio)
ˈflü-ər

fluor-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or fluoro-
1
: fluorine
fluoride
2
or less commonly fluori- : fluorescence
fluoroscope
fluorimeter

Examples of fluor in a Sentence

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Noun
Martinez-Valle has restructured those operations into five smaller global business units—irrigation systems, pipes, fluor (including propellants used for inhalers), cable conduits, and PVC making—each with their own presidents. John Engen, Quartz at Work, 16 Dec. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, mineral belonging to a group used as fluxes and including fluorite, from Latin, flow, from fluere — more at fluid

Combining form

French

First Known Use

Noun

1661, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fluor was in 1661

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Cite this Entry

“Fluor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluor. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

fluor

noun
: a bodily discharge
make a diagnosis of pathological fluorArchives of Therapeutics

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