fluor

[ floo-awr, -er ]

nounMineralogy.

Origin of fluor

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for fluor (1 of 2)

fluor

/ (ˈfluːɔː) /


noun
  1. another name for fluorspar

Origin of fluor

1
C17: from Latin: a flowing; so called from its use as a metallurgical flux

British Dictionary definitions for fluor- (2 of 2)

fluor-

combining form
  1. a variant of fluoro- fluorene; fluorine

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