fluorine
The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
Other meanings
An atom of this element.
“an octahedron of fluorines”
A kind of
- chemical element
- gas
- halogen
Related words
- difluorine
- Flox
- flox
- fluo-
- fluorian
- fluoride
- fluorinate
- fluorination
- fluorine absorption dating
- fluorine dating
- fluorinelike
- fluorine method
Word history
From Latin "fluor" (flow).
Where this comes from
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