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fluor (flo̵̅o̅′ôr)

noun

Chiefly Brit. fluorite

Etymology: ModL < L, flux < fluere, to flow (see fluctuate): transl. of Ger fluss, orig. applied to minerals used as smelting fluxes, but later limited to those containing fluorine

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