fluor

F4L1U1O1R1
US/fluɔɹ/

noun

The mineral fluorite.

Similar
flowersfluoritefluorspar
OriginLatin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

nounfluor (countable and uncountable, plural fluors)

plural fluors

  1. countabledateduncountableThe mineral fluorite.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableA flow or flux.
  3. countablein pluralobsoleteuncountableMenstrual periods.

    Synonyms: flowers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMenstrual periods.

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flowers

More synonyms by meaning

nouna soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine

Similar
fluoritefluorspar
Broader
mineral
Also see
fluoritefluorspar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluor

Borrowed from Latin fluor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

flourfurolrufol
Cite this entry
APA

fluor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluor

MLA

“fluor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluor.

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