fluoric

[ floo-awr-ik, -or- ]

adjective

Chemistry. pertaining to or obtained from fluorine.
Mineralogy. of, relating to, or derived from fluorite.

Origin of fluoric

From the French word fluorique, dating back to 1780–90. See fluor-, -ic

Words Nearby fluoric

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How to use fluoric in a sentence

Thus, in Derbyshire (England), where the soil is supplied with fluoric acid, grain is said never to lodge.
The Elements of Agriculture | George E. Waring
There is no acid except the fluoric which can directly dissolve dry or calcined silica.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
It contains fluoric acid, which may be the means of this change.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 20, Issue 560, August 4, 1832 | Various
They are like clear glass, which fluoric acid etches indelibly, but which comes out of vitriol intact.
The Intellectual Life | =Philip Gilbert Hamerton
This flash may be lightened or removed at pleasure by fluoric acid.
The Bases of Design | Walter Crane

British Dictionary definitions for fluoric

fluoric

/ (fluːˈɔːrɪk) /

adjective

of, concerned with, or produced from fluorine or fluorspar

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