fluor

1 of 2

noun

flu·​or ˈflü-ˌȯr  ˈflü-ər 

: fluorite

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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

Medical Definition

fluor

noun

flu·​or ˈflü-ˌȯ(ə)r  ˈflü-ər 

: a bodily discharge

make a diagnosis of pathological fluor

—Archives of Therapeutics