fluorine

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin
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/ˈflʊ(ə)ɹˌin · -ɪn/ · /ˈfloɹˌin

Definition of fluorine

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)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.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)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.
  2. (countable)A single atom of this element.
    “an octahedron of fluorines”

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Etymology

From Latin fluor (“flow”) + -ine. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1813.

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