Meaning Of The Word Fluorine

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fluorine
uncountable noun: Fluorine is a pale yellow, poisonous gas. It is used in the production of uranium and other chemicals.

fluorine in American English
a corrosive, toxic, greenish-yellow gaseous chemical element, one of the halogens and the most reactive nonmetallic element, forming fluorides with almost all known elements: symbol, F; at. no., 9
noun: the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, esp. in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals; at. wt.: 18.9984; at. no.: 9

fluorine in British English
noun: a toxic pungent pale yellow gas of the halogen group that is the most electronegative and reactive of all the elements, occurring principally in fluorspar and cryolite: used in the production of uranium, fluorocarbons, and other chemicals. Symbol: F; atom

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