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fluor

/fluɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
flu-or
IPA
/fluɔɹ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mineral fluorite.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

A flow or flux.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Menstrual periods.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fluɔɹ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fluors (plural)

Derived Forms

fluorine fluorite fluoroid fluorspar

Phrases

fluor albus fluor-

Frequently Paired Words

fluoranthene fluorescence fluorophor fluorophore fluorosis fluor-

Synonyms

flowers fluorite fluorspar

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce fluor?
The recorded pronunciation is /fluɔɹ/.
What does fluor mean?
The mineral fluorite.
Where does fluor come from?
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.

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