ˈflüˌȯ(ə)r, ˈflu̇(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: in sense 1a, from Latin, from fluere to flow; in other senses, from New Latin, from Latin — more at fluid
1. obsolete : stream , flowing
b. : menstruation
2. obsolete
a. : the fluid state
b. : fluid : a fluid mass
3.
a.
[translation of German fluss ]
obsolete : a mineral belonging to a group including fluorite and characterized by the alchemists as resembling gems and usable as metallurgical fluxes
b. chiefly Britain : fluorite