Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z fluoroantimonic Containing fluorine and antimony. fluoroarene Any fluoro derivative of an arene fluoroaromatic Describing any fluoro derivative of an aromatic compound fluoroarsenate Any derivative of an arsenate in which one or more oxygen atoms have been replace by fluorine fluoroartemisinin Any fluoro derivative of artemisinin, some of which show antibacterial activity fluoroaryl Any fluoro derivative of an aryl radical fluorobenzene Any fluorinated derivative of benzene, but especially the mono-substituted C₆H₅F (phenyl fluoride) fluorobenzoate Any fluoro derivative of a benzoate fluorobenzoyl Any fluoro derivative of a benzoyl radical fluorobenzoylate To react with a fluorobenzoyl radical fluorobenzyl Any fluoro derivative of a benzyl radical fluoroberyllate Any anion derived from beryllate by replacing an oxygen atom with two of fluorine, but especially the anion BF₄²⁻; any salt containing such an anion fluorobody An antibody that has been made fluorescent, typically with green fluorescent protein fluoroborate A salt or ester of fluoroboric acid. fluoroboric Of or pertaining to fluoroboric acid fluoroboroaluminosilicate Any mixed fluoride, boride and aluminosilicate fluorocannilloite A monoclinic-prismatic greenish gray mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. fluorocarbon Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine. fluorocarbonate A substance containing both fluoride and carbonate ions. fluorocarbonyl A chemical functional group containing fluorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (FOC-) fluorochalcone Any fluoro derivative of chalcone fluorochemical Any chemical compound (especially an organic compound) containing fluorine fluorochemically By the use of fluorochemicals fluorochloride Any mixed fluoride and chloride fluorochlorohydrocarbon Any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing some hydrogen atoms with fluorine and some with chlorine, (More commonly known as hydrochlorofluorocarbon) fluorochlorosilane A silane substituted with both chlorine and fluorine. fluorochromate The oxyanion CrO₃F⁻ or any salt containing this anion fluorochromatic Relating to fluorochrome fluorochrome Any of various fluorescent dyes used to stain biological material before microscopic examination fluorochromed Treated with fluorochrome fluorochromic Relating to a fluorochrome fluorocitrate A fluoro- derivative of citrate that is a metabolite of fluoroacetate and is responsible for fluoroacetate poisoning fluorocode DNA sequence code visualised by means of fluorescent probes fluorocoumarin Any fluoro derivative of a coumarin fluorocytometer A cytometer used in fluorocytometry fluorocytometric Relating to fluorocytometry fluorocytometry fluorescence cytometry fluorocytosine A cytosine wherein at least one hydrogen has been replaced by a fluorine atom fluorodenitration Any reaction that replaces a nitro group with a fluorine atom fluorodeoxyglucose A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography fluorodeoxyuridine A fluorinated derivative of deoxyuridine fluoroderivative A derivative compound obtained by reaction with fluorine. fluorodesulfurization Any reaction that replaces a sulfur atom or group with a fluorine atom fluorodetector A fluorescence detector fluorodifen A particular herbicide. fluorodisaccharide Any fluoro derivative of a disaccharide fluorodish A form of Petri dish designed to be used with a microscope fluorodopa A fluorinated form of L-DOPA primarily synthesized as its fluorine-18 isotopologue for use as a radiotracer in positron emission tomography. fluoroelastomer Any of a range of partially fluorinated polymers or copolymers that are chemically and thermally stable elastomers. fluoroemerald A form of dextran impregnated with fluorescein fluoroenzyme A fluorescence enzyme used in any of various diagnostic tests fluoroestradiol A radioactive diagnostic agent, an analog of estrogen used to detect estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer lesions. fluoroethane Any fluoro derivative of ethane, but especially 1-fluoroethane fluoroethoxymethyl Any fluoro derivative of an ethoxymethyl radical fluoroethyl Any fluoro derivative of an ethyl radical. fluoroethylene vinyl fluoride fluorofamide The fluoro derivative of benzamide N-(diaminophosphinyl)-4-fluorobenzenamide fluorofenidone The fluoro derivative of pyridone 1-(3-fluorophenyl)-5-methyl– 2(1H)pyridone that is an anti-inflammatory agent fluorofibre Any of a range of fibres made from polymers such as PTFE fluoroform The haloform CHF₃ that is the fluorine analogue of chloroform fluoroformol An aqueous solution of fluoroform gas, formerly used to treat tuberculosis, whooping cough, etc. fluorogainalog The ibogalog 9-fluoro-3-methyl-2,4,5,6-tetrahydro-1H-azepino[4,5-b]indole. fluorogen A non-fluorescent small compound which become fluorescent only when complexed to a fluorogen-activating protein. fluorogenic That generates fluorescence fluorogenicity The condition of being fluorogenic fluoroglucose Synonym of fluorodeoxyglucose. fluoroglutamate Any fluoro derivative of a glutamate ion or salt fluorogold hydroxystilbamidine fluorogram An image produced by fluorography fluorograph An image produced by means of fluorography fluorographene A fluorinated derivative of graphene produced by exposing both sides of a sheet of graphene to atomic fluorine fluorographic Relating to fluorography. fluorographically In a fluorographic manner fluorography photofluorography fluorohectorite A clay mineral that is a mixed silicate / oxide / fluoride of lithium and magnesium. fluorohydride A compound formed by the addition of the elements of hydrogen fluoride. fluorohydrin Any halohydrin in which the halogen is fluorine. fluoroid A tetrakis hexahedron. fluoroimage An image obtained by fluoroscopy fluoroimide A particular fungicide. fluoroimidogen The binary compound "NF" of nitrogen and fluorine that is isoelectronic with molecular oxygen fluoroimmunoassay A very sensitive form of immunoassay that uses fluorescence spectrometry fluoroimmunohistochemistry A laboratory technique in which fluorescently labeled antibodies are used to detect and localize specific antigens in tissue sections under a fluorescence microscope. fluoroimmunometric Relating to fluoroimmunometry fluoroimmunometry A method for testing allergies by measuring fluorescently labelled antibodies for detection of antigens in the cells of a patient. fluoroimmunoprecipitation A laboratory technique in which fluorescently labeled antibodies are used to bind and isolate a specific antigen (usually a protein) from a mixture, allowing its capture and subsequent detection or analysis. fluoroimmunosensor An immunosensor that employs fluorescence fluoroiodomethane A halomethane containing both fluorine and iodine, which has the chemical formula CH₂FI fluoroionophore Any fluorescent ionophore fluoroisothiocyanate Fluorescein isothiocyanate fluoroketolide Any fluoro derivative of a ketolide, some of which are antibiotics fluoroketone A type of organic compound in which two fully fluorinated alkyl groups are attached to a carbonyl group. fluorolabeled labeled with a radiofluorine isotope fluorolintane A dissociative anesthetic drug of the diarylethylamine class. fluoromarker A fluorescent marker fluorometallate Any metallate containing fluorine as a ligand. fluorometer An instrument used to detect and measure fluorescence. fluoromethane Any fluorinated derivative of methane, but especially the mono-substituted compound CH₃F (methyl fluoride) that is used in the manufacture of semiconductors fluorometholone A corticosteroid, most often used after laser-based refractive surgery. fluoromethyl The univalent radical CH₂F- fluorometric Of, pertaining to, or measured using fluorometry. fluorometrically In terms of, or by means of, fluorometry. fluorometry An analytical technique that uses fluorescence to detect and identify small samples of substances fluoromevalonate A fluorine derivative of mevalonate that works as a cholesterol inhibitor. fluoromica A synthetic form of mica (that contains fluoride ions) used as nanoparticles in combination with plastics fluoromicrograph A fluorograph taken with the aid of a microscope fluoromicroscope A microscope used in fluoromicroscopy fluoromicroscopic Relating to fluorescence microscopy, or by means of a fluoromicroscope fluoromicroscopy fluorescence microscopy fluoromisonidazole A radiosensitizer that is a radiofluorine derivative of misonidazole fluoromycobacteriophage A fluorescent mycobacteriophage (engineered to contain the gene encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein) fluoronanotube A fluorinated nanotube fluorone A tricyclic heterocyclic ketone that is the basis of a class of synthetic dyestuffs. fluoronium the univalent H₂F⁺ cation, derived from fluorane. fluoronucleotide Any nucleotide containing a fluorinated base, typically fluorouracil fluoroorotic Relating to fluoroorotic acid and its derivatives fluoropeptide Any peptide modified by the addition of a fluorocarbon group fluoroperovskite Any of a group of minerals of general formula MM^'F₃ where M and M^' are manganese, barium or any alkali metal fluorophage A fluorescent phage fluorophen A fluorinated analog of phenazocine. fluorophenol Any fluoro derivative of a phenol fluorophenyl Any fluoro derivative of a phenyl radical fluorophenylalanine Any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of phenylalanine used to inhibit bacteriophage replication fluorophilic Having a chemical affinity for fluorocarbons. fluorophlogopite A fluorine-rich variety of phlogopite. fluorophobic Describing the effect of perfluorinated species on the geometry of reaction products fluorophore A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence. fluorophoric Relating to a fluorophore fluorophosphate The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion fluorophosphonate Any derivative of a phosphonate in which the hydroxyl group is replaced by fluoride fluorophotometer A photometer used in fluorophotometry fluorophotometric Relating to fluorophotometry fluorophotometry Diagnostic measurement of the fluorescence in the interior of the eye following intravenous injection of fluorescein fluoropicolinamide Any fluoro derivative of picolinamide fluoroplastic Any plastic formally derived from another by replacing some or all hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon chain by atoms of fluorine fluoropolarimetric Relating to fluoropolarimetry fluoropolarimetry polarimetry of a system modified by addition of a fluorescent material fluoropolymer Any of many chemically and thermally stable polymers that are fluorine derivatives fluoroprobe Any of various probes used to measure fluorescence fluoroproline Any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of proline, but especially 4-fluoroproline that is used to replace natural proline in peptides and proteins to alter their stability, conformation and folding fluoroprophylaxis Dental prophylaxis by means of fluoride. fluoroprotein A firefighting foam, containing fluorinated surfactants and protein, designed to cover the surface of hydrocarbon fuels. fluoroptic Describing a thermometer that measures the fluorescence decay time of a specialised phosphor on a fibre optic cable fluoropyridine Any fluoro derivative of pyridine fluoropyrimidine Any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer fluoropyrrole Any fluoro derivative of a pyrrole fluoroquinoline Any fluorinated quinoline fluoroquinolone Any of a class of antibiotics (fluoro derivatives of quinolone) derived from nalidixic acid. fluoroquinone Any fluoro derivative of a quinone fluororadiography Synonym of fluorography (“photofluorography”).