FLUO-

Meaning of FLUO- in English

var. of fluoro-: fluoboric.

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FLUO- — combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, probably by shortening : fluor- 1 fluo beryllate
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FLUO- — () A combining form indicating fluorine as an ingredient; as in fluosilicate, fluobenzene.
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FLUO- — a combining form indicating fluorine as an ingredient; as in fluosilicate, fluobenzene.
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TRIFLUOPERAZINE — ¦trīˌflüō¦perəˌzēn, -_zə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: tri- + fluo- + pi perazine : a phenothiazine tranquilizer C 21 H …
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FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE — ˌflüə¦sin ə lˌōnˌasəˈtōˌnīd noun Etymology: fluo r- + -cinolone (perhaps alteration of -nisolone , as in prednisolone ) + acetone …
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FLUOSULFONIC ACID — “+...- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluo- + sulfonic : a fuming corrosive liquid acid FSO 3 H that has …
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FLUOSILICIC ACID — “+...- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluo- + silicic : an unstable corrosive poisonous acid H 2 SiF 6 that …
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FLUOSILICATE — |flüə+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluo- + silicate : a salt of fluosilicic acid — called also silicofluoride
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FLUOPHOSPHATE — |flüə+ noun Etymology: fluo- + phosphate : fluorophosphate
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FLUOCERITE — noun also fluo·cerine |flüə+ ( -s ) Etymology: fluocerite from German fluozerit, modification (influenced by -it -ite) of French fluocérine, …
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FLUOBORIC ACID — “+...- noun Etymology: fluo- + boric : a poisonous strong acid HBF 4 made in solution by dissolving boron trifluoride …
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FLUOBORATE — |flüə+ noun Etymology: fluo + -borate : a salt or ester of fluoboric acid — called also borofluoride
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FLUOALUMINATE — |flü(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: fluo- + aluminate : a complex salt (as cryolite) characterized by the anion AlF 6 --- containing …
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TRIFLUOPERAZINE — /truy flooh'euh per"euh zeen'/ , n. Pharm. a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as …
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FLUOSILICIC ACID — /flooh"oh si lis"ik, flooh'-/ , Chem. an unstable acid, H 2 SiF 6 , known only in its colorless, poisonous, …
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FLUOSILICATE — /flooh'euh sil"i kit, -kayt'/ , n. Chem. a salt of fluosilicic acid. [ FLUO- + SILICATE ]
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FLUORO- — 1. a combining form with the meanings "fluorine," "fluoride," used in the formation of compound words: fluorocarbon. 2. a combining …
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FLUOBORIC — /flooh'euh bawr"ik, -bohr"-/ , adj. Chem. containing the univalent group BF 4 - . [ 1805-15; FLUO- + BORIC ]
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FLUOBORATE — /flooh'euh bawr"ayt, -it, -bohr"-/ , n. Chem. a salt of fluoboric acid. [ FLUO- + BORATE ]
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TRIFLUOPERAZINE — noun Etymology: tri- + fluo r- + pi perazine Date: circa 1957 : a phenothiazine tranquilizer C 21 H 24 …
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RISPERIDONE — noun Etymology: perhaps from fluo r- + is- + pi perid ine + -one Date: 1988 : an antipsychotic drug …
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FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE — noun Etymology: fluo r- + -cinolone (as in triamcinolone ) Date: 1963 : a glucocorticoid steroid C 24 H 30 …
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FLUOXETINE — [ flu:'ɒksəti:n ] ■ noun Medicine a synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TRIFLUOPERAZINE — [tri.fluo.per.a.zine] n [tri- + fluor- + piperazine] (ca. 1957): a phenothiazine tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions and esp. schizophrenia
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FLUOROURACIL — [fluo.ro.ura.cil] n [fluor- + uracil] (ca. 1958): a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base used to treat some kinds of cancer
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FLUOROSIS — [fluo.ro.sis] n [NL] (1927): an abnormal condition (as mottling of the teeth) caused by fluorine or its compounds -- fluo.rot.ic …
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FLUOROSCOPE — [fluo.ro.scope] n [ISV] (1896): an instrument used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object (as the living body) …
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FLUOROMETER — [fluo.rom.e.ter] or fluo.rim.e.ter n (1897): an instrument for measuring fluorescence and related phenomena (as intensity of radiation) -- fluo.ro.met.ric or …
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FLUORINATE — [fluo.ri.nate] vt -nat.ed ; -nat.ing (ca. 1929): to treat or cause to combine with fluorine or a compound of fluorine …
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FLUORIDATE — [fluo.ri.date] vt -dat.ed ; -dat.ing (1949): to add a fluoride to (as drinking water) to reduce tooth decay -- fluo.ri.da.tion …
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FLUORESCE — [fluo.resce] vi -resced ; -resc.ing [back-formation fr. fluorescence] (1874): to produce, undergo, or exhibit fluorescence -- fluo.resc.er n
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