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fluor•ine



Pronunciation: (floor'ēn, -in, flôr'-, flōr'-), [key]
—n. Chem.
the most reactive nonmetallic element, a pale-yellow, corrosive, toxic gas that occurs combined, esp. in fluorite, cryolite, phosphate rock, and other minerals. Symbol: F; at. wt.: 18.9984; at. no.: 9.

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