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Fluor   /flˈuər/   Listen
Fluor

noun
1.
A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine.  Synonyms: fluorite, fluorspar.



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"Fluor" Quotes from Famous Books



... to be seen from the river. Quarrying for paving-stones appears to be the chief pursuit of the Elizabethans. At Rose Clare, Ill., a string of shanties three miles below, are two idle plants of the Argyle Lead and Fluor-Spar Mining Co. Carrsville, Ky., is another arid, hillside hamlet, with striking escarpments stretching above and below for several miles. Mammoth boulders, a dozen or more feet in height, relics doubtless of once formidable ...
— Afloat on the Ohio - An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo • Reuben Gold Thwaites



Words linked to "Fluor" :   F, ca, atomic number 20, calcium, atomic number 9, mineral



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