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fluor
[ floo-awr, -er ]
/ ˈflu ɔr, -ər /
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Origin of fluor
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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Word Origin for fluor
C17: from Latin: a flowing; so called from its use as a metallurgical flux
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