fluor
noun
fluor
American
[floo-awr, -er]
/ ˈflu ɔr, -ər /
noun
Mineralogy.
fluor-
1
British
combining form
fluor
2
British
/ ˈfluːɔː /
noun
Etymology
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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The fluor is believed to make skis faster as it creates a layer that repels moisture and dirt.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
In the folds of Mexico's hills lie great deposits of antimony, manganese, mercury, tungsten, fluor spar, molybdenum.
From Time Magazine Archive
We have in Mexico considerable manganese ore and fluor spar, as well, two articles found in very small quantities in the United States.
From Time Magazine Archive
M. M. Metallic injections, partial cold bath, internal method as in the fluor albus above described.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Korable, remarkable for its many caverns, studded with crystals of translucent quartz and amethyst, the former, together with fluor and heavy spar, being met with, too, in the eastern parts of the mountain.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton
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