English Explanatory Dictionary

fluor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mineral fluorite.
  2. A flow or flux.
  3. Menstrual periods.

Pronunciation

/fluɔɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fluor.wav

Word forms

fluor fluors

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 fluorbor. English fluor Borrowed from Latin fluor.

Synonyms

flowers

Related words

fluoranthene fluorescence fluorophor fluorophore fluorosis fluor-

Derived words

fluor albus fluorine fluorite fluoroid fluorspar
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