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Definition of Fluor

1. Noun. A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine.

Definition of Fluor

1. n. A fluid state.

Definition of Fluor

1. Noun. Fluorite (symbol: F). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fluor

1. fluorite [n -S] : FLUORIC [adj] - See also: fluorite

Medical Definition of Fluor

1. 1. A fluid state. 2. Menstrual flux; catamenia; menses. 3. See fluorite, fluorine. Origin: L, a flowing, fr. Fluere to flow. See Fluent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fluor

Literary usage of Fluor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"In France it is called fluorine, whilst the term fluor is applied to the element (F). ... fluor-spar crystallizes in the cubic system, commonly in cubes, ..."

2. Mineralogy: An Introduction to the Scientific Study of Minerals by Henry Alexander Miers (1902)
"Fusible with difficulty. Decomposed by sulphuric acid. With the above description compare crystals from Weardale (Durham). fluor, or fluor-spar (Germ. ..."

3. Elements of Chemical and Physical Geology by Gustav Bischof (1855)
"fluor-spar is the most abundant* and frequent of the native compounds of fluorine ... The occurrence of fluor-spar in these situations, its association with ..."

4. A System of Mineralogy: In which Minerals are Arranged According to the by ROBERT. JAMESON (1820)
"fluor. THIS Genus contains but one species, viz. Octahedral fluor. 1. ... It is divided into three subspecies, Compact fluor, Foliated fluor, ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"The name fluor, from the Latin fluo, to flow, ; was used in the form ... To some extent, fluor-spar is also used in iron and brass foundry- work, ..."

6. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller, Charles Edward Groves, Herbert McLeod (1878)
"fluor-spar is the principal source from which the compounds of fluorine are obtained. Calcic fluoride, in minute quantity, is found in sea- water, ..."

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