variants
or fluoro-
1
: fluorine
fluoride
2
or less commonly fluori-
: fluorescence
fluoroscope
fluorimeter
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Martinez-Valle has restructured those operations into five smaller global business units—irrigation systems, pipes, fluor (including propellants used for inhalers), cable conduits, and PVC making—each with their own presidents.
—John Engen, Quartz at Work, 16 Dec. 2019
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“Fluor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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fluor
noun
flu·or
ˈflü-ˌȯ(ə)r 
ˈflü-ər
ˈflü-ər
: a bodily discharge
make a diagnosis of pathological fluor—Archives of Therapeutics
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