Definitions for fluorines

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fluorines fluor·ine

Spelling: [floo r-een, -in, flawr-, flohr-]

IPA: /ˈflʊər in, -ɪn, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr-/

Fluorines is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 557 anagrams from letters in fluorines (efilnorsu).

Definitions for fluorines

noun

1. the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, especially in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; atomic weight: 18.9984; atomic number: 9.

Origin of fluorines

First recorded in 1805-15; fluor(ic) + -ine¹

Examples for fluorines

Compounds of fluorine and oxygen, and of bromine and oxygen, have not yet been isolated.

Iodine, fluorine, &c. had not been discovered at this period.

In such a layer, fluorine does not present any absorption bands.

It is ready to unite with every known substance, fluorine excepted.

The action of fluorine on platinum has been studied with special care.

Oxygen will combine with iron or lead or sodium, but cannot be made to combine with fluorine.

Chemically the topaz consists of alumina, silica and fluorine.

Had they pumped it full of fluorine, the result would not have been worse.

Their pseudo-flesh is composed mainly of silicon and fluorine.

From this it will be understood that the fluorine will be evolved when the stone is fused.