"fluoro-" meaning in English

See fluoro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: fluor- [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} fluoro-, {{en-prefix}} fluoro-
  1. (organic chemistry) containing fluorine Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-fluoro--en-prefix-YETdJwrs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Fluorine Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Fluorine: 66 34 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. fluorescent Tags: morpheme Related terms: fluorine, fluo- Coordinate_terms: bromo-, chloro-, iodo-
    Sense id: en-fluoro--en-prefix-rjKu5yAX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Derived forms: chlorofluorocarbon, fluorapatite, fluorated, fluorene, fluorhydric acid, fluorochlorohydrocarbon, fluorohydrocortisone, fluorometer, fluorosulfuric acid, fluorosulphuric acid, fluorotitanate, fluorotype, fluorouracil, hexafluorosilicic acid, potassium hexafluoroaluminate, tetrafluoromethane, xenon hexafluoroplatinate
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          "word": "fluorene"
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          "word": "fluorhydric acid"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "fluorochlorohydrocarbon"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "fluorohydrocortisone"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "fluorometer"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "fluorosulfuric acid"
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          "word": "fluorotype"
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        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "fluorouracil"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "hexafluorosilicic acid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "potassium hexafluoroaluminate"
        },
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          "word": "tetrafluoromethane"
        },
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          "_dis1": "8 92",
          "word": "xenon hexafluoroplatinate"
        }
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          "fluorescent",
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    },
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      "word": "tetrafluoromethane"
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