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fluorine

/ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-rine
IPA
/ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable

Example Sentences

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 fluor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluorine From Latin fluor (“flow”) + English -ine. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1813.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin

Usage

Inflected Forms

fluorines (plural)

Derived Forms

difluorine flox fluorian fluoride fluorinate fluorination fluorinelike nonfluorine organofluorine radiofluorine

Phrases

fluo- fluor- fluoro- fluorine-18 fluorine-19 fluorine absorption dating fluorine dating fluorine method

Frequently Paired Words

fluor fluoric fluorite fluorene

Synonyms

phthor f atomic number 9

Rhymes With

murine

Questions

How do you pronounce fluorine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin.
What does fluorine mean?
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.
Where does fluorine 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 fluor Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English fluorine From Latin fluor (“flow”) + English -ine. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1813.

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