fluorine
IPA: fɫˈʊrin
noun
- (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
- (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.
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Examples of "fluorine" in Sentences
- Preparation of elemental fluorine.
- Fluorine is the most reactive element.
- Teflon is carbon burned with fluorine.
- Fluorine 19, the most stable isotope of fluorine.
- It is the source of most of the world's fluorine.
- Fluorine 19 is the most stable isotope of fluorine.
- Fluorite also gave the name to its constitutive element fluorine.
- Even gold was not impervious to the attacks of elemental fluorine.
- In the fluoride volatility process, fluorine is reacted with the fuel.
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