fluorine

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Pronunciation

• enPR: flo͝or'ēn, IPA: /ˈflʊəɹiːn/; enPR: flôr'ēn, IPA: /ˈflɔːɹiːn/

Noun

fluorine

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.

   Hypernyms: halogen

2. (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.

   an octahedron of fluorines

Related terms

Translations

• French: fluor
• German: Fluor
• Italian: fluoro
• Portuguese: flúor
• Russian: фтор
• Spanish: flúor

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