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Meaning of FLUOR

Pronunciation:  'flooor

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
 
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 Synonyms: fluorite, fluorspar
 
 See Also: atomic number 20, atomic number 9, Ca, calcium, F, fluorine, mineral

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flu"or\, n. [L., a flowing, fr. fluere to flow. See
{Fluent}.]
1. A fluid state. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.
2. Menstrual flux; catamenia; menses. [Obs.]
3. (Min.) See {Fluorite}.
 

 

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