fluor
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- n a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
- We have in Mexico considerable manganese ore and fluor spar, as well, two articles found in very small quantities in the United States.
- By hit-or-miss methods he obtained in his retorts "marine acid air" (hydrochloric acid gas), "vitriolic acid air" (sulphur dioxide), "fluor acid air" (silicon fluoride .