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Definition of fluor

Fluor
Fluor 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.
fluor
Fluorite Flu"or*ite, n. (Min.) Calcium fluoride, a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called fluor spar, or simply fluor.

Meaning of fluor from wikipedia

- up fluor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fluor may refer to: Fluor, the name in several European languages of the chemical element Fluorine Fluor Corporation...
- Fortune 500 rankings and is listed as 265th overall. Fluor was founded in 1912 by John Simon Fluor as Fluor Construction Company. It grew quickly, predominantly...
- The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza...
- brand name. Alexa Fluor dyes are frequently used as cell and tissue labels in fluorescence microscopy and cell biology. Alexa Fluor dyes can be conjugated...
- Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms range from mild to severe and often include fever...
- A flu-flu arrow is a type of arrow specifically designed to travel a short distance. Such arrows are particularly useful when shooting at aerial targets...
- Flu season is an annually recurring time period characterized by the prevalence of an outbreak of influenza (flu). The season occurs during the cold half...
- The 2009 swine flu pandemic, caused by the H1N1/swine flu/influenza virus and declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) from June 2009 to August...
- Fluor-liddicoatite is a rare member of the tourmaline group of minerals, elbaite subgroup, and the theoretical calcium endmember of the elbaite-fluor-liddicoatite...
- (leukós, “white”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”). In Latin leukorrhea is fluor albus (fluor, "flow" & albus, "white"). It is not a major issue but is to be resolved...