noun
Meaning 1
The mineral fluorite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fluor
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /fluɔɹ/
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CMU ARPABET: F L UW1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A flow or flux.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Menstrual periods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, obsolete, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flowers
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fluorite, fluorspar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mineral
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluorbor. English fluor Borrowed from Latin fluor.