Fluorine

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɹiːn, -ɔːɹɪn

Origin

From Latin fluor ("flow") + -ine

Full definition of fluorine

Noun

1. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9.
2. (chemistry, countable) A fluorine atom.an octahedron of fluorines

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